Life After Late Autism Diagnosis With Melissa Elaine

The Other Autism

Melissa Elaine, a music industry professional in California, shares the lead-up to getting an autism diagnosis just this past January and what life has been like ever since.
Melissa shares how past therapists chalked up her challenges to trauma and C-PTSD, dismissing her and her family's well-informed suspicions that she may be autistic. She also shares her experiences of going nonverbal, her main autistic attributes as a child, and what aspects of life have changed since her late-autism assessment and identification.
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If you'd like to know more about topics discussed in this episode, check out:
"Females and Autism/Aspergers: A Checklist" by Samantha Craft
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price
So You Think You're Autistic: A Workbook for the Confused Person Who's Trying to Figure Things Out by Samantha Stein
Episode outro music: "Hidden Lines" by Ooyy

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פרקים

1. Late-Diagnosed Autistic Music Industry Professional (00:00:00)

2. Nonverbal Communication and Acceptance of Autism (00:12:59)

3. Autistic Individuals and School Trauma (00:19:15)

4. [Ad] Portugal - The Simple Life (00:28:27)

5. (Cont.) Autistic Individuals and School Trauma (00:29:01)

6. Supports and Autistic Traits (00:29:41)

7. Autism Acceptance and Challenging Stereotypes (00:34:20)

8. Navigating Autism Disclosure and Interactions (00:38:47)

9. Therapy and Supports for Autism (00:45:36)