https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/04/autism-women-men-diagnosis-childhood-adulthood

#Autism #AutismDiagnosis #AutismInWomen

Mixed feelings about figuring out you’re Autistic?

#actuallyautistic #autismdiagnosis #autismawareness

https://youtube.com/shorts/0U1PtQ4I4QA?feature=share

Conflicted about being Autistic? #actuallyautistic #autismdiagnosis #autismawareness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U1PtQ4I4QA

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurospicy #Neurodivergent #ND

Can-child-psychologist-diagnose-autism

Yes, a child psychologist can diagnose autism through comprehensive evaluations, including behavioral observations, developmental history, and standardized testing.

They work closely with parents and specialists to ensure an accurate diagnosis and create a personalized support plan.

Early intervention is key. #childpsychology #autismdiagnosis #earlyintervention #autismawareness

https://stoneoakcounselors.com/can-child-psychologist-diagnose-autism/

"Specialization tends to limit the field of problems that the specialist is concerned with. Now, the person who isn’t a specialist, but a generalist like myself, sees something over here that he has learned from one specialist, something over there that he has learned from another specialist—and neither of them has considered the problem of why this occurs here and also there. So the generalist—and that’s a derogatory term, by the way, for academics—gets into a range of other problems that are more genuinely human, you might say, than specifically cultural." - Age 83
Joseph Campbell #SarahLawrenceCollege Professor
#SkywalkerRanchCalifornia filmed by #GeorgeLucas
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#StarWarsAudience education #HollywoodAudience education

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#FWakeAutismC #FWakeAutism #FWakeAutismLate ++
#FWakeAutismPower #FWakeAutismDiagnose
#AutismDiagnosis #LateDiagnosed
#AutisticAdults #AutismAdults
#AutismAtWork #Autism #AutismSpectrumDisorder
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I witness very few in autism discussions and autism topics who bring up environmental influence, experience influenced. And being a specialist in a field has a huge influence on languages / jargon / etc.
#FWakeJargon /\

People may not have major problems of autism depending on the lifestyle and demands they are placed under. This topic gets into genetic diagnosis vs. subjective diagnostics in adults.

#AutismSpectrumDisorder #ActuallyAutistic
#GenderSpectrum #FWakeGenderRoles
#FWakeOvertonWindow

I think there is a "Overton Window" that is why so many #Doctorates can't nail down exactly what "Autism Spectrum" is, and "ADHD Spectrum", and a whole slew of related issues.

I was reading the postings on Facebook the author of this book:

"Context Blindness: Digital Technology and the Next Stage of Human Evolution (Understanding Media Ecology, 10)" – January 25, 2022
by Eva Berger (Author), Lance Strate (Series Editor)

#EvaBerger has brought #MediaEcology right into the topic of autism.

#NeilPostmanWasRight1985 "Neil Postman was Correct in year 1985" - I think the medical community / psychology industry / psychiatry industry has entirely failed to study Marshall McLuhan and Neil Postman's work.

I think that our lifestyle high in electric media content could be exposing genetic differences that have made #AutismDiagnosis a battleground between:

1. Hardware. genetics / DNA

2. Microcode. RNA Conformation / #RNAConformation / "Environmental Influences on Gene Expression"

3. Firmware. Religion, languages, education, parenting, clergy, school, wartime vs. peacetime. Oceanside vs. inland, etc, etc.

3. Software. books, television, social media, films. Acquired knowledge, experience, mentors, teachers., friends, family, parenting, marriage

The "Overton Window" of behavior, and even how a nation may behave towards autism spectrum symptoms in one time period say 1985 vs. 2025. Different nations ("When In Rome, Do as the Romans Do" metaphor), different education in the community, wartime / dictatorship vs. access go information from across the world, etc, etc, etc.

AI App Bridges Gap During Long Autism Diagnosis Waits

https://zarintv.com/english/2025050511575
#ArtificialIntelligence #Autism #AutismDiagnosis #ParentSupport #Neurodiversity #HealthApp #MedicalTechnology

I can’t tell you how confirming and affirming this news report is for someone who has self-identified as autistic later in life

Everything Andrew says here describes my own experience and - even without a formal diagnosis - lends support to my conclusion about myself

“… for many older people receiving a diagnosis was a "lightbulb moment" and meant they could better understand their life experiences”

Exactly

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy87542l14ro

#actuallyAutistic #olderPeople #elderly #autismDiagnosis