Kutbay discusses the personal challenges she faced as she grappled with her autism diagnosis. She shares lessons from her approach to change that can be instructive and supportive for individuals of all backgrounds. Anna Kutbay is a 1L at Georgetown University Law Center where she's a member of the Mock Trial team, the Public Interest Corps, and Outlaw. She's originally from Morristown, Tennessee and received her BA and MA in Economics from The University of Alabama in 2022. Her late-in-life Autism diagnosis forced her to re-evaluate much of what she thought she knew about herself, her passions, and her ability to pursue a legal education. Now, Anna has used that experience to continually discuss and advocate for women with Autism who routinely go undiagnosed, posing the tough question: what do you do when a sudden diagnosis disrupts your sense of normalcy, and how can you use that change to engage in self-reflection and actualization? 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