Table 1 Participants’ demographic information.

From: Revisiting school days: retrospective experiences of ableism among autistic women and gender dissident individuals with late diagnosis

Pseudonym

Age

Age of autism diagnosis (other co-occurrences)

Gender

Sexual Orientation

Social Status level

Type of school

Educational level

Alba

30

23 (6 ADHD)

Gender fluid

Not reported

High/medium

Mainstream, rural, Catholic charter school

Vocational Training (University unfinished)

Marina

36

34

Female

Heterosexual

High/medium

Mainstream, rural, public

University

Laura

24

24

Female

Homosexual

Medium

Mainstream, public

University

Jamie

24

24 (24 gifted)

Non-binary

Unlabeled

High/medium

Mainstream, public

University

Thea

28

28 (4 LD and visual problems, ADD)

Female

Heterosexual

Low

Mainstream, Catholic charter school

Vocational Training

  1. Alba and Marina are real names because the participants wanted their names to appear in publications.
  2. ADHD Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, LD Learning Difficulties, ADD Attention-Deficit Disorder.