Autism Spectrum Disorder in Women and Girls: From Early Childhood to Old Age

The tender specificity affecting the diagnosis, as well as the life and experiences of women with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), have remained very under-researched until recently. In this book, Sarah Hendricks summarizes the results of scientific studies and collects personal stories of girls and women with autism spectrum disorder to describe the picture of their feelings, thoughts, and experiences at every stage of life. The author demonstrates how autism manifests differently in women, often masked, and how it affects all aspects of their lives: childhood, friendship, education, sexuality, work, pregnancy, parenting, and aging. The book will serve as an invaluable guide for professionals supporting female clients and will help women with ASD understand and interpret their own life experiences through the lens of others' experiences.