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HerTism with Michele Paiva

HerTism with Michele Paiva

著者： Michele Paiva
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Autism gives us a diagnostic framework. HerTism explores what autism looks and feels like when it is lived by women.

Autistic women remain:
  • Underrepresented in research
  • Misunderstood in clinical and cultural conversations
  • and frequently overlooked because their lives do not resemble familiar autism stereotypes.
Through research, personal reflection and honest conversation, I explore masking, identity, relationships, trauma, burnout, giftedness and the complex inner lives hidden beneath apparent competence.

I’m Michele Paiva, an autistic woman, therapist, writer and Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist. HerTism brings together professional insight, lived experience and the conversations autistic women have waited far too long to hear.

Free resources at www.HerTism.comall rights reserved. 心理学 心理学・心の健康 生物科学 社会科学 科学 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • The Autism, Empath and Trauma Overlap Part 2 of 2

    The Autism, Empath and Trauma Overlap Part 2 of 2
    2026/10/05
    Can autistic masking become so familiar that you begin to mistake it for your personality?

    In Part Two, I talk about people pleasing, empathy, and the exhaustion that can follow years of adapting to other people’s expectations. I explore how some autistic women learn to monitor other people’s moods, prevent conflict, and appear fine in public while needing significant time to recover in private.

    I also look at why feeling empathy and feeling responsible for someone else’s emotions are different experiences.We consider the relationship between masking, autistic burnout, identity, and the adapted self.

    If you’ve spent years being accommodating and capable but struggle to know what you want or need, I share questions that can help you notice when adaptation is happening and where you may want more choice.

    Continue the conversation with HerTism
    • Free guide: “But You Don’t Look Autistic" Stand your ground without explaining yourself away.
    • Autism Welcome Kit
    • Join the HerTism newsletter & Explore support groups, resources and services https://www.hertism.com


    About Michele
    Michele Paiva is an autistic woman, writer and Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist with three decades of professional experience.
    Her work has been featured in Vogue, O, The Oprah Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Men’s Health, USA Today and Yahoo Finance.
    She has spoken for universities, medical and professional organizations, nonprofits and women’s organizations.

    Please note: HerTism is provided for educational and informational purposes. The podcast and related content are not therapy, medical care or individualized professional advice, and participation does not establish a professional relationship. Guest perspectives are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Michele Paiva or HerTism.
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    28 分
  • Autism, Empath and Trauma Overlap Part 1 of 2

    Autism, Empath and Trauma Overlap Part 1 of 2
    2026/09/28
    In Part One of this HerTism podcast episode, I talk about the less visible work behind social interactions: reading the room, mirroring someone else’s tone or energy, rehearsing conversations, and trying to be the easy, competent, helpful woman.

    For many autistic women, these habits develop over years of navigating social expectations, particularly when their natural responses have been misunderstood.I explore why an interaction can appear to go beautifully while leaving you exhausted afterward.

    If you’ve wondered why socializing takes so much preparation and recovery, or why you seem to become a slightly different person in different settings, this conversation offers a way to recognize those experiences as possible forms of autism masking.

    Continue the conversation with HerTism
    • Free guide: “But You Don’t Look Autistic" Stand your ground without explaining yourself away.
    • Autism Welcome Kit
    • Join the HerTism newsletter & Explore support groups, resources and services https://www.hertism.com


    About Michele
    Michele Paiva is an autistic woman, writer and Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist with three decades of professional experience.
    Her work has been featured in Vogue, O, The Oprah Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Men’s Health, USA Today and Yahoo Finance.
    She has spoken for universities, medical and professional organizations, nonprofits and women’s organizations.

    Please note: HerTism is provided for educational and informational purposes. The podcast and related content are not therapy, medical care or individualized professional advice, and participation does not establish a professional relationship. Guest perspectives are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Michele Paiva or HerTism.
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    24 分
  • Autism and Trauma

    Autism and Trauma
    2026/09/01
    Trauma and autism often overlap but sometimes, women with autism begin to assume that their trauma is part of their autism or the other way around.
    Part One of my series Autism and Trauma explores this very real, lived experience.

    Continue the conversation with HerTism
    • Free guide: “But You Don’t Look Autistic" Stand your ground without explaining yourself away.
    • Autism Welcome Kit
    • Join the HerTism newsletter & Explore support groups, resources and services https://www.hertism.com


    About Michele
    Michele Paiva is an autistic woman, writer and Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist with three decades of professional experience.
    Her work has been featured in Vogue, O, The Oprah Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Men’s Health, USA Today and Yahoo Finance.
    She has spoken for universities, medical and professional organizations, nonprofits and women’s organizations.

    Please note: HerTism is provided for educational and informational purposes. The podcast and related content are not therapy, medical care or individualized professional advice, and participation does not establish a professional relationship. Guest perspectives are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Michele Paiva or HerTism.
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    14 分
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