10 Important Traits of Autism in Women

TW: Brief mention of eating disorders. Skip number 9! Part 1 about social differences: Part 2 about sensory differences: This is the final episode of my three-part series about signs of autism (I say women in the title, but these could apply to any individual of any gender!) This one combines potential emotional differences with a few traits relevant to special interests and hyper-focus. Remember that you could experience a few of these and not be autistic (my neurotypical partner can be fidgety as hell, but is the least autistic person on earth). Equally, you may not relate to some of these points and still be autistic. We’re all so different. 00:00 this is where I live now 00:42 Holly Smale is autistic?? 01:10 All the anger 02:57 Fidgeting!! 06:24 Mental health issues 07:09 Interest in psychology 08:50 Intense interests & hobbies 10:20 DANCE 11:35 Love people intensely 12:46 Too much empathy 15:30 Eating disorders 15:58 Forget to care for ourselves 17:32 What masking feels like I really hope this is helpful/useful to you in some way. Thank you so much for taking to the time to watch! Feel free to make requests for future videos in the comments below. DISCLAIMER: I am a second-year psychology student and a late-diagnosed #actuallyautistic individual. I am not a qualified healthcare professional. Sources: The Independent Article: Autism and Eating Disorders: Tendril Theory: YouTube channels mentioned: Olivia Hops: @OliviaHops Woodshed Theory: @UCQleXj9QNaBUi_XWu4rRfTQ Paige Layle: @UCFd9e6W-saUSwje3-B2lCVg *Books I’d Recommend about Autism: Different not Less by Chloe Hayden (read if you want to cry): Aspergirls by Rudy Simone: *Links with a star are affiliate links. The channel will receive a small commission if you buy anything on Amazon after clicking through with this link. There’s no extra cost to you and any money will go towards putting out more content. I’d love to post twice a week and put more time into research for these videos. Thank you so much - I really appreciate every like and comment! *Links with a star are affiliate links. The channel will receive a small commission if you buy anything on Amazon after clicking through with this link. There’s no extra cost to you and any money will go towards putting out more content. I’d love to post twice a week and put more time into research for these videos. Thank you so much - I really appreciate everyone sharing their stories in the comments.