Just to clear up a thing: you are going to continually see grown women come out as autistic, ADHD, or otherwise neurodivergent. Before you decide they're "just doing it for attention," I'm gonna tell you some things you don't know. 1. There is no social benefit to disclosing our autism. Literally none. People call us lists and talk about us behind our backs, or start treating us like children and think we're incapable of being adults. 2. Pursuing a formal diagnosis as an adult woman is expensive, and women are verifiably less likely to be taken seriously by medical professionals. So until the classism and sexism in medicine is fixed, you're gonna need to STFU and accept the self diagnosis of women. 3. As long as the only diagnostic model for autism is based on nonverbal, preschool aged,white boys, an enormous group of people with autism are not going to be correctly diagnosed. Until that changes, you're gonna need to STFU and accept the self diagnosis of marginalized people. 4. If you haven't picked up on it yet, I am an adult woman with autism. I'm autistic. And I'm fine with it. If you aren't, that's ok. Feel free to keep it to yourself. Happy autism acceptance month. If you want to ask questions, now is the time.

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