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Episode 2: Borderline Personality Disorder & Autism
por Nicole Dubiac MS, NCC, LPC
Nicole shares her personal experience being misdiagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) when it was actually Autism. We explore symptom overlap, how Autistic people are more at risk of developing BPD and why context of symptoms is so important. This episode also highlights the commonly shared experience of suicidal ideation in Autistic adults. National Suicide Hotlines - Toll Free / 24 hrs / 7 days a week / USA: If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org National Graduate Student Crisis Line, 1-800-472-3457 (1-800-GRAD-HLP) National Hopeline Network, 1-800-784-2433 (1-800-SUICIDE) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK) The Trevor Project - Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LBGTQ youth (1-866-488-7386) Works cited: firespringInt. (2024, October 9). The Autism Research Institute. Autism Research Institute. https://autism.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjNS3BhChARIsAOxBM6pOX0EMBvJcAmCOlKFJjQlDFzxk-W5cf6_Ea8LENaVwDjC6znmEp8oaAhtlEALw_wcB Cooper, K., Smith, L. G., & Russell, A. (2017). Social Identity, self‐esteem, and Mental Health in autism. European Journal of Social Psychology, 47(7), 844–854. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2297 Kirby, A. V., Bakian, A. V., Zhang, Y., Bilder, D. A., Keeshin, B. R., & Coon, H. (2019). A 20‐year study of suicide death in a statewide autism population. Autism Research, 12(4), 658–666. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2076 Milner, V., McIntosh, H., Colvert, E., & Happé, F. (2019). A Qualitative Exploration of the Female Experience of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(6). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-03906-4 Rea, H. M., Øien, R. A., Shic, F., Webb, S. J., & Ratto, A. B. (2022). Sex Differences on the ADOS-2. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05566-3 Zener, D. (2019). Journey to diagnosis for women with autism. Advances in Autism, 5(1), 2–13. https://doi.org/10.1108/aia-10-2018-0041
In our very first episode, we share our journeys to diagnosis in addition to sharing our hopes and wishes for the entirety of the podcast going forward. We hope that with both our personal and professional experience being two late-diagnosed Autistic therapists we can help amplify the importance of Autistic voices being heard and continue to challenge peoples misconceptions of Autism. We are so happy you are here with us celebrating neurodiversity. As discussed in the episode here is the link to Samantha Craft’s Unofficial Autism Checklist: https://the-art-of-autism.com/females-and-aspergers-a-checklist/