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A growing number of women are hosting gender reveal-inspired parties to announce their autism diagnosis.
In a viral video, Alabama designer Kimberly Case cuts into a delicious cake to discover whether she is autistic or simply has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
“This is my autism reveal cake,” she says, standing over a cream cake emblazoned with the word “autistic?” written in icing at the top.
‘If it’s a rainbow inside, I’m autistic. If it’s white inside, it’s just ADHD. Let’s see,” she continues as she cuts the sweet treat into pieces.
When she sees that the cake is a rainbow, a delighted Kimberly exclaims, “It’s a rainbow!”
A growing number of women are hosting gender reveal-inspired parties to announce their autism diagnosis
In another video, a young woman named Cheyenne throws an autism reveal party with her friends.
After cutting her autism cake and discovering a rainbow center, Cheyenne exclaims, “Yay!”
Her friends start screaming and cheering, before breaking into a chant of, “Autism! Autism! Autism!’
In the next scene, the group films themselves taking alcohol photos to celebrate.
Other autistic women on TikTok have started baking cakes to celebrate the anniversary of their diagnosis.
A woman named Adelaide announced that she had baked an “autism cake” to celebrate being diagnosed a month earlier.
Instead of eating it herself, she went up to random strangers on the street and offered them a piece.
“So a month ago I was diagnosed as autistic,” she told a stunned bystander.
“And I made a cake and I was wondering if anyone would like a piece of it? Would you like a piece of cake?’
A woman named Adelaide (pictured) announced she had baked an ‘autism cake’ to celebrate being diagnosed just a month earlier
In another video, a young woman named Cheyenne throws an autism reveal party with her friends before taking photos to celebrate
Autism is a lifelong developmental disorder that affects how people behave across a broad spectrum. It is not a disease or illness.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, autistic people can have problems with social, emotional and communication skills.
Others may find bright lights or loud noises overwhelming and stressful, or exhibit repetitive behaviors.
Today, autism affects one in 36 children, according to the CDC, meaning more than 90,000 children are born with this developmental disorder in the U.S. every year.
But autism is notoriously difficult to recognize and the vast majority of children with the condition are not diagnosed until the age of five and show clear behavioral signs.