In her talk, Emmy Peach explores why Autism Spectrum Disorder is under-diagnosed in females and raises awareness and appreciation of neurodiversity. Emmy Peach is a second-year undergraduate majoring in Psychology with an emphasis in Neuroscience and a minor in Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Georgia. At the age of nineteen, she received an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis after struggling with social challenges and anxiety for years. She is fascinated by ASD, which affects nearly 1% of the world’s population. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx