Em Rusciano explains why she's 'acting more autistic' since her diagnosis trends now Em Rusciano has explained why her autism and ADHD are more visible since she was formally diagnosed with the developmental disability. In a video shared to Instagram Stories on Friday, the podcaster says she's been 'masking' her autistic behaviours her whole life and finally feels free to express her true self. 'If you're late diagnosed ADHD, autistic, you might come across people saying that all of a sudden, you're acting more more autistic or you're acting more ADHD,' the 44-year-old said began in the clip. 'I'm going to give you a reason for that. So our whole lives, there's been two planes we've existed on. What's actually been going on in our head, and what we've been doing with our bodies to mask and fit in,' Em continued. 'And that's what makes us so exhausted and unwell. So when we get this diagnosis, we realise we don't want to have the two planes. We want our minds and bodies to match up. Em Rusciano (pictured) has explained why her autism is more visible since she was formally diagnosed with the developmental disability, along with ADHD 'So we started giving ourselves permission to drop that mask and to close the gap between our body and our head. And that's why you will all of a sudden start behaving more true to how you're actually feeling. 'And you're actually not putting on an act, you're actually being more yourself than you've ever been in your life,' the singer concluded. It comes after Em shot down false claims she was 'faking' autism for attention earlier this year. In a lengthy statement posted to Facebook, Em outlined how 'heavy duty masking' of her symptoms helped her cope, but also made it less obvious to outsiders that she was struggling. The statement came after media personality Meshel Laurie falsely implied that the comedian was 'faking' her autism diagnosis. In a video shared to Instagram Stories on Friday, the podcaster says she's been 'masking' her autistic behavours her whole life and finally feels free to express her true self 'The truth is, I've spent a lifetime developing coping techniques to try and fit in, I became an expert at appearing "fine" but in reality my apparent competence was actually heavy duty masking,' Em wrote. 'That's how it is for most late diagnosed women, I now know so many of my mental health issues were because I was trying to force my brain into neuro-typical structures and systems that were not designed for me.' Em continued: 'I simply did not understand why life was so bloody exhausting, then I found out it was because I was having to spend all my time pretending that I found certain parts of it easy. 'I didn't know that everyone else just knew how to make the right amount of eye contact during a conversation with a stranger. 'I have great attention to detail because I spend hours anxiously pouring over everything I do in case there is a mistake and someone realises I am not really up to the task. 'We started giving ourselves permission to drop that mask and to close the gap between our body and our head. And that's why you will all of a sudden start behaving more true to how you're actually feeling,' Em told fans 'I self monitor in social interactions, I work really hard to not interrupt the person talking, to not take the conversation over and go on a five minute info dumping spree because they've mentioned a topic I know all about. When I'm excited or tired or anxious I stim.' At the time, Em received some unwarranted backlash online after revealing that she had planned to possibly utilise the 'sensory inclusivity room' at Marvel Stadium during a Harry Style concert in Melbourne. 'I'm extremely sensitive to light and sound and textures. Sensory overload and burnout happen to me five or six times a week, that's why when I saw that Marvel stadium had a sensory room, I was excited,' she explained after being criticised. 'These are only a couple of examples of how my ASD shows up, but I shouldn't have to explain myself. Yet this week I've found myself having to endure people debating if I'm autistic enough or even at all. How is that okay?' The former radio star also called the questions around her autism, 'limiting and ableist' and that neurodivergent women, whose symptoms can present slightly differently to those in men, are often left out of the conversation. Em shot down false claims she was 'faking' autism for attention earlier this year 'The only examples of ADHD and autism I had seen were the male presentation. But that's the whole point, that's why representation matters. More women like me need to be seen and heard so that we can change the attitudes and narratives around ADHD and ASD,' she said. In a series of videos shared to Instagram Stories, Em also insisted that she has the 'receipts' and if needed she can provide medical reports proving she was in fact diagnosed professionally with the developmental disability. 'Every instinct in me wants to bury myself, and ironically the last couple of days have made my symptoms worse, because I cant regulate my emotions,' she began. 'All this stuff has highlighted why I cant do that, because representation matters, the only representation of me in the media is like Dustin Hoffman, Rain Man, the extreme male presentation (of autism) . 'There needs to be more people like me, women, so that other women who get diagnosed like me don't have to hide it or face this kind of stuff, because know [sic] one should face this kind of stuff,' she continued. , It comes after media personality Meshel Laurie (pictured) doubled down on her false accusation that the comedian is 'faking' her autism diagnosis 'Accusing me of faking autism is kind of wild. I have a detailed report. I recorded the sessions so I could remember it. My friends and family were interviewed. If it came to it, I have the receipts,' Em insisted. 'It's just so wild that someone thinks it's okay to say you're faking it because your life appears a certain way, because you're high functioning. 'I am pretty dysfunctional actually, I just learned how to survive. Just because you know one autistic person, doesn't mean you know all autistic people. 'I've really been blown away by the ignorance and the ableist attitudes, and it makes me really scared for my son, because he's level two (autistic),' she concluded. In a separate post on Twitter, Em wrote: 'It shouldn't be a shock to people that someone with sensory issues has a need for a space they can regulate in. 'It's not ok to tell someone they're not Autistic enough. Or that they're lying. Or that they're picking and choosing when they're ND. It's breathtakingly f***ed. Truly.' The response came after Meshel doubled down on her blistering tirade against Em after she falsely accused the comedian of 'faking' her autism diagnosis. 'It's just so wild that someone thinks it's okay to say you're faking it because your life appears a certain way, because you're high functioning' Em said The podcaster, 49, accused Em of 'leaping on the bandwagon' for clout and is refusing to back down despite being called out by thousands on social media. She also took to Facebook to tell her fans she is 'tired' of celebrities making 'attention seeking' posts about having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). 'As the exhausted mother of an ASD child I stand by what I said about certain adults well known for attention seeking and their recent posts about their diagnoses,' she wrote. 'Next time you hear a grown celebrity say they're on the spectrum please whisper in your mind, f*** you, you successful mother-f*****. Obviously you aren't very far along the spectrum. 'Our education system only recognised this sh*t and learned to deal with it ten years ago. You're lying,' she added. Rusciano was diagnosed with autism last November, just one year after being diagnosed with ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder). Rusciano was diagnosed with autism last November, just one year after being diagnosed with ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility