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  1. Katleya

    Women and girls with autism may face greater challenges with day-to-day tasks, study finds

    This article was brought to my attention by the lovely staff at a non-profit I interact with, and I thought some of you might find it interesting. It links to a longer study; I would have liked some practical examples of their findings, but perfection doesn't exist... You can find the source...
  2. Sabrina

    Everyday Asperger's 2017-08-29

    Females with Asperger's Syndrome present themselves very differently than males. Here's a list of their traits.
  3. Peatsmoke

    Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World 2017-04-06

    (from the Amazon.co.uk website) Laura James found out that she was autistic as an adult, after she had forged a career for herself, married twice and raised four children. Odd Girl Out tracks the year of Laura's life after she receives a definitive diagnosis from her doctor, as she learns that...
  4. Ocarina

    AS and codependency - anyone any experience?

    Hello I'm just attempting to unravell myself from yet another failed relationship and trying to undo the patterns that have led to this place I've stumbled upon codependency. I'm an AS woman late 40s and for my entire life I've been working on how to get others to like me, how to fit in and...
  5. OrangeGoldGreen

    A wild n00b appears!

    Hello, thought I would give this site a try! I came from WrongPlanet, but was having difficulty with the format. A little bit about me: I'm 27, queer, starting to identify as agender, Childfree, white, able-bodied, but have some comorbid mental health issues. I finally got my official ASD...
  6. WereBear

    Autism and Tennessee Williams

    One of my favorite playwrights, and one of the great tragedies of his life was what has long been considered his "mentally ill" sister, Rose. But in 2012, this article indicated that might not be so. Not Like All the Other Horses: Neurodiversity and the Case of Rose Williams In this essay, I...
  7. Vinca

    Where Are All The Autistic Women And Girls?

    (not written by me. And the article was too long to fit into a post, so i have only copy pasted a section of it, from the folowing link http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosebuchanan/where-are-all-the-autistic-women-and-girls?bffbuk&utm_term=.taLp5KLYv#.leqqNLXGK ) Rebecca Hendin / BuzzFeed “I am...
  8. M

    What do you think about what is happening in the world?

    This is a quotation from a Syrian born author, "The clash we are witnessing around the world is NOT a clash of religions, and NOT a clash of civilizations. It is a clash between two opposites, between two eras. It is a clash between a mentality that belongs in the Middle Ages, and another...
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  9. royinpink

    Autism Women's Network 2015-10-12

    From their About page (not written by me!): The mission of the Autism Women’s Network is to provide effective supports to Autistic women and girls of all ages through a sense of community, advocacy and resources. The Autism Women’s Network is dedicated to building a supportive community for...
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