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Podcast: THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode: Episode 316-Finding My Autism at 44: A Late Diagnosis Journey with Professor Jason Ybarra
Description: Send us Fan MailWhat does it mean to discover your autism at age 44? Dr. Jason Ybarra takes us on a profound journey of self-discovery that began when he noticed he could understand his autistic students in ways others couldn't. "This feels like a cozy sweater," he recalls thinking, as pieces of his own identity puzzle started falling into place.The revelation transformed Dr. Ybarra's understanding of his past. Those childhood hours spent alone with art and Legos, the social exhaustion misdiagnosed as depression, the academic paradox of excelling in math while struggling with writing—su...