X-MindsThe Invisible PrototypeFor decades, the autism diagnostic blueprint treated young boys with overt, disruptive behavior as the universal yardstick.Girls and women with the same wiring often pass through the filter: quiet, internalized patterns get read as personality quirks or social eccentricity.Many survive by camouflaging: a constructed persona that smooths sensory and social strain, and opens a gap between inner life and what others see.📄 Read the article