<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Natalie Wintle Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering You Through Person-Centred Therapy with an Autistic Perspective]]></description><link>https://www.nataliewintletherapy.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:39:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.nataliewintletherapy.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA["You Don’t Look Autistic": The Halo Effect, Social Camouflaging, and Systemic Ableism]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Natalie Wintle Key Takeaways The "Looks" Fallacy: Autism is an internal neurodevelopmental identity, not a visual aesthetic or a uniform set of external behaviours. The Power of the Halo Effect: Conventional attractiveness, poise, and social compliance often act as barriers, causing clinicians, employers, and peers to dismiss deep internal distress. Adaptive Camouflaging: High-masking is a heavy, systemic survival response - not a privilege or an effortless accomplishment. When an autistic...]]></description><link>https://www.nataliewintletherapy.com/post/you-don-t-look-autistic-the-halo-effect-social-camouflaging-and-systemic-ableism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aeb1f07d1b2af828f78ac1e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:15:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>nataliewintletherapy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ The First Step: Launching My Private Practice…and why it feels a lot like starting therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Coming this September… I'm starting my own private therapy practice. Cue the excitement! Also cue the nerves, the overthinking, and...]]></description><link>https://www.nataliewintletherapy.com/post/the-first-step-launching-my-private-practice-and-why-it-feels-a-lot-like-starting-therapy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6885392824b9ed0d8c663e03</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 11:00:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/392706_9fb0e5155b444c57bd413c8bda0c1eb2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>nataliewintletherapy</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>