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Writer's pictureTheresa Werba

The Autistic Classical Singer: My Story


I grew up as an undiagnosed autistic female in the 1960s when autism was just beginning to be understood in boys but much less so in girls. I had behavioral problems as early as preschool, where I was called “challenging” and I exhibited bouts of meltdowns and lack of self-control (emotional regulation). Nobody knew what to do with me.

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