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Thank you for talking about this - I have been a a journey of discovering my autistic authentic self. It’s a pretty lonely place to be, I don’t know how to voice how I am affected but I know that my ability to mask has been wiped out by the menopause.

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I am so sorry, and I completely empathise. I don't have the answers, but you are not alone πŸ’•

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"The late diagnosed autistic women of today are The Lost Generation of Autism. We are the ones who flew under the radar, fell between the cracks, obscured ourselves from scrutiny by morphing into inauthentic versions of our true selves." THIS! Sam, the writing you are doing is so important. I'm so glad you exist.

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Sorry so brief, I’m all of a flap because there was a wrong link in my article which I need to deal with but RSD has kicked in and now I’m unable to function πŸ€¦πŸ½β€β™€οΈ

But yes!!! We are so deserving of neurodivergent-led research and it’s urgently needed!

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Sending nothing but love and understanding your way, Sam. And continued admiration.

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Thanks for the restack, Sarah πŸ’•

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It is a living document. Would be great to get perimonusal (spelling error) into it eh

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Yes! But they (our current NZ government) have shat all over it already 😭

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*close bracket after β€œfloor”

FFS. Sam’s in stream of consciousness mode. Sorry, Genevieve!

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Sorry! I’m not in a great mood. I just tried to go for a walk, ended up in a swamp and now I’m wallowing (excuse the pun) on the sofa eating chocolate, drinking coffee, under a huge weighted blanket and having a hot flush that I think is bordering a flare of rosacea 😭

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I did shower when I got home, ha ha! And had to deal with the third load of four (and counting) loads of laundry so far today. And and! I ate sardines straight from the tin because protein. My cats wailed at me to share, so I did (on a plate on the floor, and they didn’t eat it. Wasteful little cretins.

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This article sums it up beautifully! Thank you for taking the time to address this here and differentiating what knowledge is and the impact of the gaps. The universe does not like a vacuum. Things will show up to fill in any spaces. The number of women getting diagnosed as autistic and ADHD of late (and especially in midlife) will hopefully bring more awareness and research to this topic.

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Thanks, Shelby! I certainly hope so 🀞

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