10 Autism Symptoms in Women

Talking through 10 less talked about/overlooked traits of ASD in girls/adult women.
Acronyms used:
AFAB- Assigned female at birth
AMAB - Assigned male at birth
PDA - Pathological demand avoidance
0:00: intro
1:00: masking
1:50: remember we're on a spectrum
2:32: small talk
3:52: accents
5:45: struggling with others likes
6:34: saying things people want to hear
7:22: described as huffy
9:15: pain threshold
10:14: imagination
12:43: noises getting stuck
13:07: getting stuck
13:43: shutdowns
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[@lisaskinner1710]

I never thought of accents before. I am a master of accents. Whenever I get really mad a get a thick southern accent without ever being to the south. My mom always complained when I did this. I finally got diagnosed at 49. I’m finally finding myself and not belittling myself for my behavior. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@KyokoToshino-hp5gb]

I definitely shut down more than I meltdown and yes, the silent cry is so real. Even when I want to cry nothing really comes out so it may not look like I am all that upset even though I am dying inside. I have never really picked up the accent thing but I do not talk all that much so that is probably a big part of why. However I do not speak like my parents do nor like the people I grew up near so I really have no idea why I talk the way I do. 😂 I have a very high pain threathshold, yet certain things are the opposite. I get frequent migraines where changes in the level in light are excruciating and yet I don't even bother to take anything for them because they aren't that bad. 😮

[@AlexisTwoLastNames]

lol this comment is adorable cuz it feels so much like me except that i DO pick up on accents way too easily. my boss is english and omfg i wanna mimic her accents on calls so often. as far as pain… i don’t think i like it but i often continue to seek it out as a way to desensitize myself to it. i’ve noticed if pain is farther from my head, i feel like it is less painful.

[@chauntellemoran6175]

@AlexisTwoLastNames the worst thing is watching KZbin video in 1.5 or 2.0 speed and then i start speaking really fast forgetting everyone doesn't actually speak that fast in real life 😅

[@genevaodom3283]

Wow! I am 73 years old and on a journey of self discovery and you have certainly helped me understand a lot of issues that i had no idea were were traits of autism. When I wanted to know more after my granddaughter was diagnosed with autism I found out that i am autistic also. I am self-diagnosed and not planning a formal diagnose. I can finally except myself, I am not bad sometimes and good at other times, i can turn off the tapes in my head that say i am stupid, lazy and never think before I act. I can accept that I am just different and that is the way I am. Thank you so much for sharing your insight.

[@mariagordanier3404]

I'm old and self-diagnosed also. It does seem to have a hereditary aspect. I do appreciate learnnig about autism, I now feel much better about myself.

[@e.2862]

can't believe I found this video, don't know how it got to me, but this is exactly my life experience. never realised these things could be linked to autism. thank you for making these and sharing your experiences.

[@sarahlwalden]

glad you found it 🖤

[@pixelpawzbr]

Wait no, I love / hate #1 because I have... for my entire life... wondered how ANYONE could hate small talk and ESPECIALLY about the weather, because I love the weather, and I loved to be asked questions and I love to answer questions and also ask them. But only if people care to hear the answer / people put in effort to answer me. I had no idea "hating small talk" was about the lack of interest like that, that does make so much more sense.

[@sarahlwalden]

I had the same realisation!

[@anna_d5150]

Me too. Weather is my special interest

[@kv2749]

As a small child I was always imitating sounds I heard as well as behaviors.

[@sifrah5607]

yayy new vid!! me: oooooh is this a Autistic thing too?

[@chauntellemoran6175]

Omg the accent one!!! 🤯 I was a little bullied for also talking posh! And I did not live anywhere where anyone else spoke "posh" and I have no idea where it came from I just spoke properly 😂 but I also used to start talking like people around me or when I watched a series and people spoke in a certain slang I would start speaking that way for a while 😂

[@sarahlwalden]

I wonder how many of us we're called posh growing up!! 💀

[@kv2749]

A part of me wonders if I'm autistic. I have a couple family members who are on the spectrum. I have a very hard time understanding other people having different interests. I feel hurt and rejected if they say they don't like what I like. This of course is just one trait among others that I have. I can relate to the accent/masking thing as well. Maybe that's why I'm good at mimicking singers? Thank you for a very interesting and informative video!

[@insanity09100]

Thank you for explaining small talk.

[@michellepatterson5487]

Thank you. I feel like ive just had myself explained to myself ❤

[@sarahlwalden]

I'm glad it was helpful! 🖤

[@kv2749]

My dad has a high pain threshold. Growing up I couldn't understand how he could drink instant coffee from the boiling water on the stove!

[@Prophet_be_her_name.]

Thank you.. I have many of these traits and similar childhood stories.

[@rayofsunshine427]

Im getting a private Autism Assesment and I can relate, thanks for the video!

[@MrBoxxed]

That was a good round up

[@sarahlwalden]

Thank you!

[@DRAGONFLYS06]

Defiantly relate to these traits too

[@johnbillings5260]

I have most of these traits. That's what made it hard for me to get diagnosed as a male.

[@sarahlwalden]

I can imagine that must have been hard!

[@Megan-y2m]

Thank you⭐️✨⭐️

[@kv2749]

I used to feel I had to pretend I was interested in a new baby in the family or brought in to work. I have stopped pretending recently.

[@kv2749]

I have a great imagination just not for art, as you were saying.