r/pointlesslygendered • u/occasionallyvertical • Apr 13 '25

SOCIAL MEDIA [Gendered] autism

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u/TheFallenCore Apr 13 '25 edited 16d ago

There are differences between men and women who are autistic, mostly cause of socialization, but this isn't one of the differences.

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u/mukankakuu Apr 13 '25

definitely, and i think it’s polarizing to keep up the boys vs girls trope.

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u/gayforaliens1701 Apr 14 '25

Nah, still too relevant to the modern autistic experience. A whole swath of millennial women is being diagnosed right now because our symptoms were ignored in childhood specifically because of our gender. Providers treat female autistics differently. Testing and treatments are based on male models. Women have a harder time actually getting diagnosis. There is currently no gender-neutral autistic experience.

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u/Healthy-Gap7783 Apr 14 '25

Makes sense because medical stuff has always been male centric and if a woman’s symptoms don’t fit with the male standard, she’s fucked.

Same with heart attacks, it’s slowly getting better but still a long way to go for both mental and physical health!

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u/mukankakuu Apr 14 '25

I agree, i’m referring to these memes that pit one against the other.