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لماذا لا يظهر التوحد غالبا على النساء والفتيات

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• September 2021

النساء والفتيات من ذوي طيف التوحد في الغالب لا يظهرون تصرفات نمطية يتم ربطها بالتنوع العصبي المصاحب للتوحد وهذا يؤثر بشكل كبيير على وقت وكيفية تشخيصهن. المتحدثة باسم تقبل التوحد, كيت هيل, تتحدث عن اهمية عمل الابحاث تجاه اختلاف تجربة التوحد بين الرجال والنساء وتجربتها الشخصية مع اخفاء تصرفاتها, حيث تم تشخيصها في عمر المراهقة وكيف ان تشخيصها ساهم كثيرا بفهمها لذاتها. "التوحد ليس مرضا, ولا يحتاج للعلاج, هو مجرد اختلاف في طريقة عمل الدماغ".

النساء والفتيات من ذوي طيف التوحد في الغالب لا يظهرون تصرفات نمطية يتم ربطها بالتنوع العصبي المصاحب للتوحد وهذا يؤثر بشكل كبيير على وقت وكيفية تشخيصهن. المتحدثة باسم تقبل التوحد, كيت هيل, تتحدث عن اهمية عمل الابحاث تجاه اختلاف تجربة التوحد بين الرجال والنساء وتجربتها الشخصية مع اخفاء تصرفاتها, حيث تم تشخيصها في عمر المراهقة وكيف ان تشخيصها ساهم كثيرا بفهمها لذاتها. "التوحد ليس مرضا, ولا يحتاج للعلاج, هو مجرد اختلاف في طريقة عمل الدماغ".

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Kate Kahle

Kate Kahle

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Kate Kahle is a sophomore at Austin College from Dallas, Texas, and is studying Political Science and Art. At Austin College she is involved in Mock Trial, Pre-Law Society, and Xi Epsilon sorority. She is also a ceramicist and skateboarder. As an autistic woman, Kahle is an advocate for autism acceptance. She hopes promote autistic self-love as well as help neurotypical individuals see autism not as a tragedy or a disease but rather for what it is, a lifelong, genetic developmental disability that is just another way of thinking and being in the world.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxAustinCollege, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Promote autism acceptance. This means seeking to understand autism, listening to autistic individuals and understanding that neurodiversity makes us different —not less-than. You can do this by using resources that center autistic individuals rather than those that speak over autistic individuals and promote "cures."

Promote more research on autism in women and girls. Support scientists who want to conduct research on autism in women and girls, and promote resources that can help parents and educators identify autism in young girls.