Women who live with undiagnosed autism face difficulties, especially in regards to getting an autism diagnosis. This study presents a literature study of six women’s autobiographies, in which they describe their experiences in living with undiagnosed autism as well as getting their diagnosis. The results of this study shows that the women use camouflaging methods to avoid being bullied as well as avoid being treated in a negative way by society. The authors describe how they aspire to fit into the female norm, which posts difficulties in getting a diagnosis, where they do not show the typical characteristics of autism because of the diagnosis’s male bias. The women’s autobiographies show that getting their diagnosis has made it possible to explore their own characteristics outside of the diagnosis, instead of being identified and expected to be a certain way because of their autism diagnosis. Furthermore, in the analysis through the intersectional perspective, the women faced difficulties because of their functionality as well as their gender when they weren’t yet diagnosed with autism. This study aims to shed light upon the experiences of women who live with undiagnosed autism.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-116302 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Laksjö, Anton, Nordenberg, Erik |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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