Season 3 - Episode 5: "Can I Get Tested for Autism?"

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References:

Atherton G, Edisbury E, Piovesan A, Cross L. Autism Through the Ages: A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding How Age and Age of Diagnosis Affect Quality of Life. J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Aug;52(8):3639-3654. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05235-x. Epub 2021 Sep 4. PMID: 34482523; PMCID: PMC9296439.

Warrier V, Greenberg DM, Weir E, Buckingham C, Smith P, Lai MC, Allison C, Baron-Cohen S. Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals. Nat Commun. 2020 Aug 7;11(1):3959. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17794-1. PMID: 32770077; PMCID: PMC7415151.

https://www.autistichoya.com/2011/08/significance-of-semantics-person-first.html

https://neuroqueer.com/person-first-language-is-the-language-of-autistiphobic-bigots/

Gratton et al. The Intersection of Autism and Transgender and Nonbinary Identities: Community and Academic Dialogue on Research and Advocacy. AUTISM IN ADULTHOOD

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Resources

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