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Podcast: Facing Fears and Shifting Gears: Mental Health, Neurodiversity, and Making Positive Changes
Episode: Ep 04: "Facing Fears and Shifting Gears": Being Autistic in a Neurotypical World is Like Driving an Car With A Manual Transmission As If It Had an Automatic Transmission
Description: I began to suspect I was on the autism spectrum two years ago when my computer's algorithm started suggesting articles and videos to me about women who are on the autism spectrum. And after almost two years of therapy and testing, I was officially diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Level I. Why did I think I might be on the spectrum and why did I feel the need to obtain and official diagnosis? I talk all about it in Episode #4 of Facing Fears and Shifting Gears!The best analogy I could come up with, is I feel like...