Men's Rights Movement

[GrandizerII]

Women with autism are there in a prevalent manner, theyre just very good at hiding it. There are several articles about hidden autism in women.

Then again, a lot of the time, if the person in question is higher functioning, one can be good at hiding it (sometimes, it's because of therapy, sometimes simply watching enough films to pick up on what's considered normal can help.) I've had some teachers who've only picked up on it because I don't bother with eye contact most of the time. I know for a fact that CL was surprised to find out I live with it. Hell, a lot of people spend most of their lives knowing there's something off and only figuring out it's an ASD later in life (say, Susan Boyle, David Byrne, Gary Numan, and Paddy Considine), but that could just be because autism was obscure until Rain Man, and it took longer for the public to catch on that we don't all act like Raymond Babbitt.

All of what you said is true. It is also clear to researchers and experts in autism (e.g. Tony Attwood) that a few men/boys and several women/girls with autism are very very good at hiding their struggles from the public because they have taught themselves through emulation and in an intellectual manner, how to socialize like "normal" people. Women do better at this because they have been conditioned as part of society to cope in such a manner, so its not really a biological thing, but there is a difference.

I say this as someone with high functioning autism who is good but not that good at hiding it. Ive met quite a few in one group that werent obvious to me at all they had autism. And Ive wondered if they actually did have the problem. But then I remember autism (high functioning) can be a very invisible disorder. Sometimes only the one with the struggles can see they are struggling with certain intuitions that are taken for granted by others.