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Podcast: THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode: Episode 325-Your Autism Is Not My Autism: Celebrating Neurological Diversity with Dr. Kristen Williamson
Description: Send us Fan MailWhat if autism isn't a modern condition but an ancient, essential thread in human evolution? Dr. Kristen Williamson, a professional counselor diagnosed with autism at 39, takes us on a journey that challenges everything we think we know about neurodiversity."I feel like an alien wearing a matching skin suit of a human," Dr. Williamson confesses, describing the exhausting process of studying and mimicking neurotypical behaviors just to fit in. Her late diagnosis mirrors the experience of countless women and girls whose autism goes unrecognized behind masks of anxiety, depression, and learned...