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Recent content by hope17

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    The female experiences of Autism between ages of 17 and 25.

    Hi Misty, I'm sorry you have felt like this for a period of your life - it must've been incredibly difficult to navigate all those emotions, and feelings. Emotions and feelings i very much resonate with myself - particularly your feelings around your 21st birthday. i'm sorry your feelings...
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    The female experiences of Autism between ages of 17 and 25.

    Hi, Apologies that’s actually my bad I sent you the wrong paper - you are welcome to look yourself the author is Lai Meng-Chuan. Thanks for your input though - you should have a look for students looking for male participants, if you go into websites like ambitious about autism they recruit...
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    The female experiences of Autism between ages of 17 and 25.

    I know. Unfortunately as this is only an undergraduate research dissertation I don't have the resources or time to be able to do so. and as an Autistic female myself, I wanted to be able to fully engage with the topic i was researching hence the main focus of females. I'm from the UK - my source...
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    The female experiences of Autism between ages of 17 and 25.

    Hi, thank you for the input it is really appreciated however this isn't the focus of my work. I understand that a lot of males will relate to a 'high functioning' subtype of autism (hate to use that phrase), however I am investigating whether their actually is a female phenotype through a...
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    I think I'm burned out - any advice?

    Hi, this does sound like a very stressful and overstimulating experience for you and does sound alot like burn out. First things first, i hope you are okay and looking after yourself as that should be the main priority. Being scared is also okay, i often feel scared when i think of the unknown...
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    The female experiences of Autism between ages of 17 and 25.

    Hi. I am an undergraduate bsc. Student studying Childhood Studies. I am creating a research project for my dissertation to amplify the voices and experience of Autistic young women. I want to gain a deeper understanding of the female perspective of ASD and think it’s crucial we get recognition...
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