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Eloise was harassed and spat on in the school, because they behaved differently than their peers

Eloise fought hard to make sense of why she felt different, until she was diagnosed with autism at the relatively late age of 27, after you your whole life hiding your "flaws". It is to be hoped that a new tool developed by researchers to help professionals recognize, rather those who do not know they have the condition and the tricks you use to fit in.

I realized I was different when I went to the elementary school. I would talk about things I was interested in, but that's not what all the others seemed interested. For example, I liked psychology, and would talk about it, and that all other talk about boys. I not only had matching interests, and I always felt more comfortable in conversation with adults than my peers. I don't know quite How To play a Best Friend or someone to what others are playing.

I was really bullied badly in school. Someone spat on me once, while others react angry. I would respond by saying: "the act is a violation of criminal behavior," or something like that. It was not how the People would react to it is to be expected.

My strategies, began in elementary school - I adapt wanted. Many People with autism are hyper-sensitive to sensory experiences, for example, [some] don \ ' T like to wear socks, because they feel tight around your ankle, or you do not like Bright Lights or loud noises.

In school we had tied up our hair, but I down hated The Feeling that he would carry you and get you in trouble, with People thinking, I was just trying to Be Cool . I would wear the same clothes as Everyone Else , but it was always a bit tokenistic because I do not understand the deeper reason, could be why you wear it. I was always struggling between the comfort and expectation.

Eloise initially clear that she was different when she went to the elementary school

The teenage years were not unbearable, because they want to be The One that stands out. There is a much greater pressure for girls to conform to and become part of a social group. If a boy is playing on his own, he is independent, but if a girl does it People who say that something must be wrong.

I adapted to try and fit in. I learned early that you expect the Eye Contact , then you should read that, actually, People do not keep constant Eye Contact and that was something of a revelation for me. So I started to look for Two Seconds at the same time for all four of the sentences from a conversation. I know that if someone makes a joke, I Am expected to laugh, if I can find it funny or not.

socializing is to forget a little bit how a lot of People and all of a sudden you How To walk. Everyone around you is walking around nonchalantly, and you have to think through every aspect of How To get to the motor-sequence to stay upright, and the transition from one foot to The Other . This is what it is, often as autistic, but trying to fit in. It takes energy, thought, and to go even though they may appear to be, like Everyone Else , it takes much more effort to remain upright and appear normal. I would come home and have a meltdown because I was so tired to keep up with Eye Contact .

She Said she had mismatched interests of other children, in The camouflage-check-list

autism is usually diagnosed in childhood, but a growing number of adults diagnosed with the condition to develop many strategies to hide their symptoms in order to neurotypical People - those not on The Spectrum - which in turn is a great psychological burden.

the researchers from the Cardiff University , King's College London and the University of Bath have in order to help the health workers to find out whether People with camouflage strategies and when they could, therefore autism.

Such strategies include:

Dr. Lucy Livingston, a psychology lecturer from Cardiff University , who is research led, said: "at the moment, professionals know very little about these strategies and what to. The new tool, if found to be effective, could help to understand the Clinician's assessment for adult autism, and help you how hard the individual could possibly hold up this phenomenon.

"Ultimately, this could mean that People with autism get a more accurate and timely Diagnosis . "

Eloise , the says originally from Bedford, diagnosed as a child, you would have helped to understand themselves

Before I was diagnosed, I didn't understand why I felt different. It was lonely. In the same way as I do not neurotypical do not understand People , you understand me.

the People could not really understand where I came from, or what I thought to fight as I just to understand you. It is assumed that sometimes People with autism lack empathy, but if a neurotypical person talking to an autistic person, it may, in fact, the neurotypical person, the lack of empathy.

When I received The Diagnosis [three years ago], it just clicks and I found there were other People Like Me , and I was not the only one. Diagnosis as a child would have made a Difference , I would have understood me better and were able to have a more positive autistic identity, rather than feeling like a part was missing from him.

I'm learning to be more authentically autistic and authentic, Eloise , even if it means that I stand out sometimes. With People I don't, I think I need to fit know, for example, if I had a job interview I would feel that I had to disguise himself. But with friends and family, and in ever larger circles, I learn to be authentic and Just Be me. It is wonderful and very liberating.

the study of psychiatry, received his doctorate at Oxford University and made it their "goal in life to engage in a meaningful exploration of autism, which allows autistic People to flourish"

There are so many stereotypes about autism, such as in Rainman, or they are all cis-men, who really like math. It is actually to recognize so much more diverse, and the more People , the better. I'm a bit mischievous, really, and when I tell People I have autism and you don't say, "oh, you don't see how it is, I answer: "Well, what does someone with autism look like?" That flummoxes you.

I spent tried a lot of my Teens and twenties to fit and compensate for my autistic quirks, but when I hit my 30 years, it dawned on me that it doesn't really matter whether I "thrives fit" and in fact, as long as I Am , in My Own individual way, I can drop the compensation, camouflage, and my mask - and that's OK.

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Source of news: bbc.com