In this episode (Season 1, Episode 8) I detail my journey as a mother of a (newly diagnosed) autistic daughter. In honor of Autism Awareness Month (or, more appropriately, Autism Acceptance Month), I dive into the hardships of receiving a diagnosis, differences in how individuals experience autism, and my personal experience. As a Speech Language Pathologist, I have significant history working with people on the autism spectrum, which greatly impacted the way I recognized symptoms in my own daughter's behavior. Signs of autism are often dismissed or misdiagnosed, especially in girls and women. I shine some light on why this might be the case and offer advice for parents as they enter this process.

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A link to a blog post I wrote on this topic can be found here

A link to the original article I read about girls and autism, on Scientific American can be found here

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