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UNLOCKINGTHEMYSTERIES OFGIRLAUTISM:: UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING NEURODIVERSITY IN FEMALES
INTRODUCTION Auttiism iinFemalles iis offtten overllooked due tto a llack off understtandiing and diiagnosttiic criitteriia.. Thiis presenttattiion aiims ttoraiiseawarenessand proviidesupporttfforneurodiiverseffemalles..
THE AUTISMGENDERGAP Giirllsarediiagnosedllatterandllessffrequenttllytthan boys because ttheiir sympttoms presentt diifferenttlly.. Sociiall miimiicry and maskiing are common copiing mechaniismstthattcanmakediiagnosiisdiifficulltt..
AUTISMANDIDENTITY For many neurodiverse femalles,, identity is a compllexandevollvingconcept..Acceptanceand sellf-awarenessarekeytoapositivesellf-image.. Supporting and vallidating diverse identities is essentiall..
SENSORYPROCESSING Sensory processiing diifferences are common iin auttiismandcanbeespeciiallllychallllengiing fforgiirlls.. Learniingttorecogniizeandmanagesensory ttriiggersiis essenttiiallfforsuccessiinsociiall,, academiic,,andworkenviironmentts..
SUPPORTINGNEURODIVERSEFEMALES Creattiingasupporttiiveenviironmenttffor neurodiiverse ffemalles sttarttswiitthlliistteniing,, empatthy,,andundersttandiing..Aperson-centtered approachtthattffocusesonsttrengtths,,iintterestts,,and goallscanhellp buiilldconfidenceandsellff-estteem..
CONCLUSION Understtandiingand supporttiingneurodiiverseffemalles iisessenttiiallffor buiilldiinga more iincllusiive and equiittablle sociietty..By recogniiziing and valluiing diiversiitty,, we can creatteaworlldtthattcellebrattesandsupportts allll iindiiviidualls..