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Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum, Second Edition
Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum, Second Edition: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age | Sarah Hendrickx, Jess Hendrickx
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The difference that being female makes to the diagnosis, life and experiences of an autistic person is hugely significant. In this widely expanded second edition, Sarah Hendrickx combines the latest research with personal stories from girls and women on the autism spectrum to present a picture of their feelings, thoughts and experiences at each stage of their lives. Outlining the likely impact will be for autistic women and girls throughout their lifespan, Hendrickx surveys everything from diagnosis, childhood, education, adolescence, friendships and sexuality, to employment, pregnancy, parenting, and aging. With up-to-date content on masking, diagnosis later in life, and a new focus on trans and non-binary voices, as well as a deeper dive into specific health and wellbeing implications including menopause, PCOS, Hypermobility/Ehlers-Danlos, autistic burnout, and alexithymia, this is an invaluable companion for professionals, as well as a guiding light for autistic women to understand and interpret their own experience in context.
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Panpan

Take what you need from this book and discard the rest. It's dense, not easy to read, and contradicts itself all over the place. The author also has internalized misogyny which shows up a lot.

It's mostly well researched and informative, though nothing groundbreaking. The sections on gender and identity were poorly done, insultingly so.

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PuddleJumper The author confidently talks about asexuality without knowing what it is. She encouraged someone to mask their gender identity and only reveal it in private. This entire section should have been scrapped because it could be very damaging.

My main issue with this book and a prevalent issue in understanding and diagnosing autism in women - gender essentialism.
1w
PuddleJumper This book is seeped in it. It's very obvious in the childhood and personal relationship sections. It's clearly a factor in why women with autism are underdiagnosed. It should be interrogated and there should be a discussion on gender bias, it should not be accepted as fact.

1w
PuddleJumper The portrayal of autistic women is both limited and limiting. While some things spoke to me, I do not appreciate being reduced down to my neurodivergence which this book did. It left me angry and sad.
1w
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That just turned my stomach

readingjedi If only I'd had that advice 35 years ago... 1w
ravenlee Wow, there are so many better ways to express that sentiment, that aren‘t insulting and demeaning. 1w
Faranae A different species?! 1w
lil1inblue 🙄 🙄 😤 There is a whole lot on that page that gives me the ick. It comes off quite condescending! 1w
dabbe 😱😱😱 1w
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