Autism Vox

June 3rd, 2008

How Invisible is Autism in Women?

Writes Bridget Orr, a young woman with Asperger’s Syndrome in a piece accompanying It’s not just boys who are autistic, an article in the June 4th Guardian:
Female “invisibility” in the autistic spectrum should be a feminist issue.
Selina Postgate, 53, was only diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome last summer; she expresses a similar sentiment:
“Being an autistic woman […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 40 comments

May 11th, 2008

Parenting Isn’t Easy, Period—and I’m Very Glad to Be a Mother

First, Happy Mother’s Day to every mother reading this and many more (my own included, of course)!
An essay by Robert Hughes in today’s Chicago Tribune is entitled What Autism Means to a Father and much of what he says strikes home with me as a parent. Hughes captures how a parent feels as he or […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 46 comments

January 23rd, 2008

Is Autism Underdiagnosed in Girls and Women?

ABC’s Nightline is airing a special on girls with autism tonight, on ABC News World News with Charles Gibson at 6:30pm (ET) and on Nightline, Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 11:35pm (ET/PT). Aspie Dad posts a summary:  

…in a surprising twist, correspondent John Donvan and producer Caren Zucker talk to several researchers and psychologists who believe […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 32 comments