Celebrating Autistic Women and Girls this International Women's Day

Today is International Women’s Day. To mark the occasion we invite you to listen to one of Aspect's most listened podcast discussing... Women and girls on the autism spectrum!

Over a two-part episode we discuss why women have been traditionally under-represented on the autism spectrum and what it is like to be an Autistic woman.

Part 1

Orion Kelly’s guest on this episode is the Clinical Team Leader of Aspect Assessments, Dr Fiona Aldridge.

Part 2

Orion Kelly continues to explore the topic of women and girls on the autism spectrum in the second part of this episode. Orion is joined by actor, writer, author and Autistic woman, Madeleine Ryan, to discuss what it is like to be an Autistic woman.

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