Useful Links

Websites:

Autism in women and girls specific:

Scottish Autism Right Click Programme on Women and Girls

National Autistic Society pages on Gender and Autism

The Curly Hair Project

Autism in Pink

• Autism in Pink Documentary
• Autism in Pink Learning Module

Catriona Stewart

• Autism Women and Girls Advice
• Napiers Glasgow Neurodiversity Clinic

Colouring Outside the Lines – Parents of autistic girls

Debi Brown – Autistic author and speaker

Sarah Hendrickx – Autistic author, consultant and speaker

Lana Grant – Autistic author and consultant

Other useful websites:

Autism Network Scotland

Autism Rights Group Highland

National Autistic Society Scotland

Scottish Autism

Autism Initiatives Scotland

Research Autism

National Autism Project

Spectrum News

Shaping Autism Research UK Seminars

Mermaids – Family and individual support for teenagers and children with gender identity issues.

Scottish Transgender Alliance

Articles and reports:

NASEN Miniguide – Girls and autism: Flying under the radar

Blogs / Personal accounts:

Cynthia Kim – Musings of an Aspie

Ann Memmott – Ann’s Autism Blog

Tania Marshall – First Signs of Asperger Syndrome in Preschool Girls

Tania Marshall – Moving Towards an Adult Female Profile of Autism/Asperger Syndrome

Amethyst Schaber – Neurowonderful

Amethyst Schaber – Ask an Autistic YouTube series

Samantha Craft – Everyday Asperger’s

Books:

Sarah Hendrickx

• Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age

Debi Brown

• The Aspie Girl’s Guide to Being Safe with Men
• Are you Eating an Orange?

Lana Grant – From Here to Maternity: Pregnancy and Motherhood on the Autism Spectrum

M is for Autism – Students of Limpsfield Grange School

Steve Silberman – Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

 

We are always keen to add more links to this page – please contact us if you have any suggestions!