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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet
For example, autistic women may be quieter, may hide their feelings and may appear to cope better with social situations.
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It is definitely different in girls but thus far, my daughter is actually the polar opposite of described, and of "classic autism" in general. Her mood is rarely "flat", she bounces between extremely happy/smiling/laughing/excitement and angry/upset/distressed - all very much worn on her sleeve. If she's feeling something, you'll know about it.
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Originally Posted by Ammi
...being assessed for autism is quite a lengthy process as it’s such a huge spectrum for diagnosis...I would personally be very sceptical of an ‘online assessment’ such as this...and it feels quite trivialising to me...
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...also contrary to this, she was diagnosed at her first paediatric assessment when she was 3, within about 15 minutes
. She does have additional support needs though, mostly language-based at this point it seems, so that makes diagnosis much more straight forward.