Late-Diagnosed Autism and Camouflaging in People Assigned Female at Birth

• By: Britt Boylan (They/Them) Naropa University Student Pursuing an MA in Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling
• April 9th, 2023
• adult diagnosis, camouflaging, diagnosis, diagnostic barriers, gender, inclusive diagnostic criteria, living authentically, masking, societal expectations, Spring 2023 Issue
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It is becoming increasingly understood that there are marked differences in autism between genders. This has led to people assigned female at birth (AFAB) to being diagnosed in adolescence or adulthood at a higher rate compared to people assigned male at birth (AMAB) (Wood-Downie et al., 2020). I...