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Discussion Thread: Thursday, 13 March 2025 (aussie.zone)

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[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

There are a ton of resources at https://www.reddit.com/r/aspergirls/wiki That you might find varying degrees of useful. I had my "holy shit!" Moment after 40 and so much stuff just made more sense

[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago

Thanks for this!

[–] anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Mine was when my kid was diagnosed as a teenager so I did a heap of research, including on how it presents differently in girls. It was like, ohhhh, that explains a lot!

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

I had put much of my social stuff down to having attended a very weird primary school and never having learned early enough because of the restriction. Still could be a factor, but ASD makes broader sense.