Masked: Coming Out As Autistic In Adulthood (Revisited)
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Many autistic people assigned female at birth remain undiagnosed at 18, so what's it like to get an autism diagnosis in your adulthood? Anita meets two women whose paths to a diagnosis started on the internet. Plus a non-binary photographer shares how their late autism diagnosis has informed their marriage and sense of self. Meet the guests: - Irene Chon, neurodivergent creator and self-empowerment coach, talks about the challenge of getting assessed for autism as an adult and why working in customer service was kind of the perfect job for her as an autistic person - Kofi Robinson, a lawyer and TikTok creator, shares how her autistic traits coincide with the expectations for a good lawyer and how she makes solid friendships - Jenni Chapman, a queer and nonbinary photographer, draws parallels between coming out as queer and coming out as autistic, and how she's preparing to handle noise sensitivity as a parent Read the transcript | Review the podcast on your preferred platform Follow Embodied on TikTok and Instagram  Leave a message for Embodied Dig Deeper: A 2022 study on autism and people assigned female at birth The TikTok account that made Irene realize she was autistic Jenni's podcast, The Queer Soul Spotlight
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