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No.1 Female Autism Expert: What Female Autism REALLY Looks Like (It's not what you think)

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Show Notes

Professor Gina Rippon is a revolutionary Autism specialist . Having written multiple books on the topic, Gina Rippon PHD shares the ultimate guide to live as a woman with autism.

Chapters:

00:00 Trailer

01:20 Why Gina wrote ‘The Lost Girls Of Autism’

04:57 What female autism looks like

07:06 The link between autism and depression

08:54 What age to girls start masking

11:22 Why autistic girls are bullied

14:44 The emotional toll of masking

17:33 Autism and abusive relationships

18:38 How women react to a diagnosis

23:13 Is female autism harder than male autism

24:44 Tiimo advert

26:05 Why plans changing causes panic

33:12 AuDHD (when you have ADHD and autism)

43:36 The key to thriving with autism

45:46 How hormones impact autism

54:29 Groundbreaking new autism research

57:58 Audience questions

01:03:22 A letter to my younger self

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Producer: Timon Woodward

Recorded by: Hamlin Studios

Trailer editor: Ryan Faber

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