autistic traits that were ignored simply because I’m a girl:
very obvious special interests in things like animals or hair were ignored as normal girl interests
noise sensitivity was me being an uptight bitch
meltdowns extending into teenage years were seen as typical for dramatic teenage girls
love of colorful, sparkly, visually-stimulating things?? GIRL
vestibular stimming only landed me in cheerleading and gymnastics
severe social anxiety = shy girl!!!
always saying “what”? can’t be her ears bc she has great hearing, must just be another ditzy blonde girl
only eats specific foods/plain food? girls are sooo picky
self-harming? red flag but still typical of girls who are “looking for attention”
awkward laughing at everything because I don’t know what to FUCKING SAY?? giggly girl, very normal and cute (not)
doesn’t go out a lot? the perfect daughter!
not to mention all of the symptoms that WEREN’T obvious because I worked so hard to hide them.
pls educate girls on autism so they don’t spend their formative years wondering why they feel so different.
