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Video: Autistic women tell stories of late diagnosis… and we had all suffered from some form of mental illness. It was actually due to my own mental illness that the idea of a video and the energy to make it was possible. I was in a manic bipolar phase at the time when the idea came to me, and subsequently I was able to spend hours developing the idea and producing the actual video. I put out a request on my blog asking for any women who would like to take part. I certainly wasn’t expecting as many …

Video: Woman with autism diagnosed late calls for acceptance… Video (Responsive)."]}   Anita Lesko is a Columbia University graduate with her master's in nurse anesthesia and has been … advocate, author, speaker, researcher, blogger, married to her autistic husband, and recently spoke at the United Nations. Video transcript: "I recently had the distinct honor of speaking at the United Nations for World Autism Awareness Day 2017. … as we are, let us be free to be ourselves, and we shall continue to share our gifts , making the world a better place." … Video: Woman with autism diagnosed late calls for acceptance …