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In 2023, she published her first book, ''But Everyone Feels This Way: How An Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life''.

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In 2023, she published her Her first book, ''But ''[[https://www.paigelayle.ca/beftw But Everyone Feels This Way: How An Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life''.
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* AbusiveParents: While Paige was fortunate enough to avoid this trope herself, she discusses how Autistic Children and Teens are disproportionately likely to be abused.
* BullyingTheDisabled: Paige's opinion on Applied Behavior Analysis "Therapy" is that it is an institutionalized version of this. She often points out the various distress signs that Autistic children and teens give off in response.

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* AbusiveParents: While Paige was fortunate enough to avoid this trope herself, she discusses how Autistic Children autistic children and Teens teens are disproportionately likely to be abused.
* BullyingTheDisabled: Paige's opinion on Applied Behavior Analysis "Therapy" is that it is an institutionalized version of this. She often points out the various distress signs that Autistic autistic children and teens give off in response.



* OffingTheOffspring: Paige covers a TrueCrime example with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHKOUcLFsXY the murder-by-inaction of Lacey Fletcher]]. She uses this as an example of how Autistic children and teens are disproportionately likely to be abused or killed by their parents or legal guardians.

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* OffingTheOffspring: Paige covers a TrueCrime example with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHKOUcLFsXY the murder-by-inaction of Lacey Fletcher]]. She uses this as an example of how Autistic autistic children and teens are disproportionately likely to be abused or killed by their parents or legal guardians.



** When the normally Apolitical Paige starts talking about Politics, it is because of a serious political issue that is directly affecting Autistic people.

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** When the normally Apolitical apolitical Paige starts talking about Politics, politics, it is because of a serious political issue that is directly affecting Autistic people.

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Paige Layle (born circa 2001) is a Canadian {{YouTuber|s}} and author who specializes in content regarding the Autism Spectrum, including her own lived experiences. She also discusses various current Autism-related issues; in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VMUAwYX6uk Autism and Sexuality]]", she came out as bisexual by casually mentioning that she's had one-night stands with other women before she found her current boyfriend.

In 2023 she published her first book, ''But Everyone Feels This Way: How An Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life''.

You can find her [=YouTube=] channel [[https://www.youtube.com/@realpaigelayle here]].

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Paige Layle (born circa 2001) August 2, 2000) is a Canadian {{YouTuber|s}} and {{YouTuber|s}}, author and activist who specializes in content regarding the Autism Spectrum, UsefulNotes/AutismSpectrum, as well as [[UsefulNotes/AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder ADHD]] and [[UsefulNotes/ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder OCD]] (all of which she has been diagnosed with), including her own lived experiences. She also discusses various experiences alongside current Autism-related issues; in "[[https://www.issues and responses to common stereotypes and misconceptions (mainly regarding autism).

She currently has 2.7 million followers on [[https://www.tiktok.com/@paigelayle TikTok]], 176,000 subscribers on [[https://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=8VMUAwYX6uk Autism com/@realpaigelayle YouTube]], and Sexuality]]", she came out as bisexual by casually mentioning that she's had one-night stands with other women before she 156,000 followers on [[https://www.instagram.com/paigelayle Instagram]]. She can also be found her current boyfriend.

on [[https://twitter.com/paigehennekam Twitter]].

In 2023 2023, she published her first book, ''But Everyone Feels This Way: How An Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life''.

You can find her [=YouTube=] channel In [[https://www.tiktok.com/@paigelayle/video/6901751753641889026?lang=ena 2020]] and [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CPreD5_pE1A 2021]], Paige stated that she is pansexual; in [[https://www.youtube.com/@realpaigelayle here]].
com/watch?v=shJmtYou8Lo&ab_channel=paigelayle the first part]] of her 2023 video series "Spectrum of Love", she additionally stated that she has had experiences with attraction to men and women, and mentioned that she had one-night stands with several women before she found her current boyfriend. She currently uses "she/they" pronouns.
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Paige Layle (born circa 2001) is a Canadian {{YouTuber|s}} and author who specializes in content regarding the Autism Spectrum, including her own lived experiences. She also discusses various current Autism-related issues; in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VMUAwYX6uk Autism and Sexuality]]", she cake out as bisexual by casually mentioning that she's had one-night stands with other women before she found her current boyfriend.

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Paige Layle (born circa 2001) is a Canadian {{YouTuber|s}} and author who specializes in content regarding the Autism Spectrum, including her own lived experiences. She also discusses various current Autism-related issues; in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VMUAwYX6uk Autism and Sexuality]]", she cake came out as bisexual by casually mentioning that she's had one-night stands with other women before she found her current boyfriend.

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* {{Crossover}}: Paige's TikTok content has been featured on other Autistic YouTubers' channels, including WebVideo/ImAutisticNowWhat.

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* {{Crossover}}: Paige's TikTok [=TikTok=] content has been featured on other Autistic YouTubers' channels, including WebVideo/ImAutisticNowWhat.



%%* SoYouWantTo/PortrayAutismAccurately: Paige's channel is one of the more useful sources of information on Autism for making realistic depictions.
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!!Paige Layle's YouTube videos contain examples of the following:

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Paige Layle (born circa 2001) is a Canadian {{YouTuber|s}} who specializes in content regarding the Autism Spectrum, including her own lived experiences. She also discusses various current Autism-related issues.

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Paige Layle (born circa 2001) is a Canadian {{YouTuber|s}} and author who specializes in content regarding the Autism Spectrum, including her own lived experiences. She also discusses various current Autism-related issues.
issues; in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VMUAwYX6uk Autism and Sexuality]]", she cake out as bisexual by casually mentioning that she's had one-night stands with other women before she found her current boyfriend.



* BiTheWay: Casually comes out as Bisexual in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shJmtYou8Lo her YouTube videos on]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VMUAwYX6uk Autism and Sexuality]], mentioning off-hand how she's had one-night stands with other women before she found her current boyfriend.
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Paige Layle (born circa 2001) is a Canadian YouTuber who specializes in content regarding the Autism Spectrum, including her own lived experiences. She also discusses various current Autism-related issues.

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Paige Layle (born circa 2001) is a Canadian YouTuber {{YouTuber|s}} who specializes in content regarding the Autism Spectrum, including her own lived experiences. She also discusses various current Autism-related issues.



You can find her YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/@realpaigelayle here]].

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You can find her YouTube [=YouTube=] channel [[https://www.youtube.com/@realpaigelayle here]].
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Paige Layle (born circa 2001) is a Canadian YouTuber who specializes in content regarding the Autism Spectrum, including her own lived experiences. She also discusses various current Autism-related issues.

In 2023 she published her first book, ''But Everyone Feels This Way: How An Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life''.

You can find her YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/@realpaigelayle here]].

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!!Paige Layle's YouTube videos contain examples of the following:

* AbusiveParents: While Paige was fortunate enough to avoid this trope herself, she discusses how Autistic Children and Teens are disproportionately likely to be abused.
* BiTheWay: Casually comes out as Bisexual in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shJmtYou8Lo her YouTube videos on]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VMUAwYX6uk Autism and Sexuality]], mentioning off-hand how she's had one-night stands with other women before she found her current boyfriend.
* BullyingTheDisabled: Paige's opinion on Applied Behavior Analysis "Therapy" is that it is an institutionalized version of this. She often points out the various distress signs that Autistic children and teens give off in response.
* ContentWarning: Paige's ReactionVideo to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjL6nHsKyts footage of ABA "Therapy"]] includes a Trigger Warning for abusive practices.
* {{Crossover}}: Paige's TikTok content has been featured on other Autistic YouTubers' channels, including WebVideo/ImAutisticNowWhat.
* HollywoodAutism: Discussed and deconstructed. Paige spends a couple videos discussing why this trope- and the resulting stigma against neurodivergents- is not only offensive, but can and will result in real-world harm to Neurodivergent people.
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Downplayed. Paige [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPKBQ1_bqCY used contraceptive hormones to suppress her menstrual cycle]] for ''over 10 years straight'', because of sensory issues. She only started menstruating when she was 22.
* OfCorsetsSexy: Paige is sometimes seen wearing corsets and/or bodices in her outfits as part of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-0kuZrDFIg her "Light Academia" aesthetic]].
* OffingTheOffspring: Paige covers a TrueCrime example with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHKOUcLFsXY the murder-by-inaction of Lacey Fletcher]]. She uses this as an example of how Autistic children and teens are disproportionately likely to be abused or killed by their parents or legal guardians.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** When the normally upbeat and cheerful Paige is dead serious, you know the topic is going to be dark.
** When the normally Apolitical Paige starts talking about Politics, it is because of a serious political issue that is directly affecting Autistic people.
* ReactionVideo: Paige has done several reactions to Autism-related content.
* SorryImGay: Her coming out as Bisexual in her videos on Autism and Sexuality is done via an off-hand reference to having had one-night stands with other women (prior to meeting her current boyfriend), with no fanfare about her orientation whatsoever.
%%* SoYouWantTo/PortrayAutismAccurately: Paige's channel is one of the more useful sources of information on Autism for making realistic depictions.
* VerySpecialEpisode: Her video on the murder-by-inaction of Lacey Fletcher is a TrueCrime video about the abuse and eventual death of an Autistic teenager, ''much'' darker than her usual fare.
* WesternZodiac: One of Paige's Special Interests is Astrology.

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