*SOLD OUT* Autism in Women and Girls: How It Presents Differently – Autistic Gals

House of Books & Friends are proud to present Autism in Women and Girls: How it Presents Differently, a talk from Sarah Jane Nuttall, PhD research student. This event will include a presentation and Q&A.

Tickets are £3 and are available to buy here. There are complimentary tickets available for anyone who needs one – please contact us directly on bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.com or call 07597365380.

Sarah Jane Nuttall is an autistic woman who is researching autism in women, looking at its presentation, and the limitations of current diagnostic criteria and screening tools. She is also writing a novel to help women to identify their autistic traits.

Autism is underdiagnosed in women and girls. They are also more likely to be misdiagnosed and receive a late diagnosis. Women of colour and anyone who is not a straight cis white male are also less likely to get a diagnosis. There is a need to spread the word on how autism presents differently in women and girls. Recognising autistic traits in females is more difficult, as is getting a diagnosis, both of which argue for a female phenotype. Pre and post diagnosis support are practically non-existent.

This presentation is for anyone identifying as a woman who has ever wondered whether they are autistic, and for friends, family, partners and the general public, of all genders, who are interested in learning more about how autistic women and girls are more likely to mask and go under the radar.