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Feelings & Co.

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4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Many people who have autism are diagnosed at a young age. But today’s guest, Grace, wasn’t diagnosed with autism until she was 27 years old. In the months since the diagnosis, Grace has spent a lot of time reflecting on her childhood and young adulthood to understand why this wasn’t caught sooner — and in the process, she’s come to better understand herself and who she’s always been. Support our new independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. Sign up. Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. Join our mailing list here. Did you know we’re on TikTok? Yep, it’s true. Follow Nora. You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Nora McInerney and this is terrible thanks for asking.
0:09.6	In one of our March 2021 episodes, we talked with a woman named Cynthia, but her experiences
0:14.9	as an adult living with autism.
0:17.9	Many people with autism are diagnosed at a young age, according to the CDC the average age
0:23.2	of diagnosis is about four and a half years old.
0:27.0	Cynthia was one of those kids, diagnosed when she was a toddler.
0:31.0	Today's guest, Grace, is also autistic.
0:33.9	That's the language she prefers, so it's what we're using.
0:36.9	And Grace reached out to us after hearing that episode last spring.
0:40.7	Because unlike Cynthia, Grace wasn't diagnosed with autism until she was 27 years old.
0:47.4	It wasn't a doctor or some other medical professional who opened Grace's eyes to the idea
0:51.9	that she might be autistic.
0:54.4	It was a TV show.
0:57.4	Was A-Typical in your Netflix recommendations?
1:01.0	How did you end up watching it?
1:03.7	And when did you start to identify with that main character?
1:11.1	I think it was in my recommendations just because I don't remember really how I came across
1:16.6	it, but I think it was from the very first episode, the moment that you find out that
1:21.8	Sam is really in the science and especially Antarctica in penguins.
1:28.7	I really related on that.
1:30.2	And then I also noticed how the socially awkward aspects that you see in Sam, I also relate
1:38.0	to that.
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