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b'Author Katherine May recounts the moment she \\u2013 at age 37 \\u2013 discovered she is autistic and recognized herself for the first time.\\xa0\\n\\nLiving as an autistic person in a world that often misunderstands her, Katherine shares:\\n\\nHow the prevailing understandings of autism erase the lived experiences of autistic women and girls;\\xa0\\n\\nThe way autism looks and feels for adult women; and\\n\\nHow she navigates social interactions and sensory overload.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nKatherine also reveals what she hears most often from people who think they might be autistic, which has Glennon asking: \\u201cKatherine, am I one of those people?\\u201d\\xa0\\n\\nFor more information about how autism may show up in the lives of adult women, listen to the end of this podcast, and visit Katherine May\\u2019s Autism Resource Page at\\xa0https://katherine-may.co.uk/autism-resource-page.\\n\\nDon\\u2019t miss our We Can Do Hard Things conversation with Hannah Gadsby, who was also diagnosed with autism in adulthood:\\xa0Episode 82\\xa0Hannah Gadsby: How to Communicate Better.\\n\\nAbout Katherine:\\nKatherine May is the\\xa0New York Times\\u2013bestselling author of\\xa0Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age\\xa0and\\xa0Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, which has been translated into twenty-five languages around the world. Her journalism and essays have appeared in a range of publications including\\xa0The New York Times\\xa0and\\xa0The Times\\xa0of London.\\xa0She lives by the sea in Whitstable, England.\\n\\nIG:\\xa0@katherinemay\\n \\nTo learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy\\n \\n Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices'