Why Don’t Autistic Women Get Diagnosed, and Why Is It So Important?

• By: Marcia Eckerd, PhD Diagnostician, Therapist, Writer, and Speaker
• April 4th, 2025
• burnout, diagnosis, late diagnosis, masking, mental health, misdiagnosis, neurodiversity, relationships, self-acceptance, sensory sensitivities, Spring 2025 Issue, women
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I’ve diagnosed unrecognized autistic women for ten years and worked with them in therapy. These women are often successfully employed and married or with partners. They might have children and be involved in working with schools on their children’s behalf. Some might have struggled in jobs or...

Are Autistic Students Traumatized in Schools?

• By: Marcia Eckerd, PhD Diagnostician, Therapist, Writer, and Speaker
• April 1st, 2022
• behavior, education, inclusion, neurodiversity, school, self-advocacy, self-regulation, Spring 2022 Issue, students, trauma
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According to a 2017 study, “77% of autistic high school students play a very limited role or no role at all in post-secondary planning compared to 47 % of students with intellectual disabilities and 27% of students with all other disabilities” (Gillespie-Lynch, K. et al., 2017). Why do so...