Autism & Women: The Untold Story of Women on The Spectrum

Autism has long been seen through a male lens, leaving countless girls and women misdiagnosed, misunderstood, or overlooked entirely. Many only discover they are on the spectrum later in life, missing decades of understanding and support, as well as being excluded from revolutionary brain-imaging research. Join award-winning neuroscientist Gina Rippon for the paperback release of her groundbreaking book, The Lost Girls of Autism, and explore the urgent and emerging science of female autism. 

In this insightful talk, Gina uncovers why female autism has been systematically ignored for so long. She explains how masking – hiding autistic traits to fit in – has concealed the condition in many women, contributing to misdiagnosis or delayed recognition. She describes how decades of neuroscience research has overlooked girls and women, giving us an incomplete picture of the autistic brain.

The Lost Girls of Autism is a call to recognise the full spectrum of the autistic experience. Whether you are autistic, exploring, or self-identified, this event offers insight, empathy, and a chance to better understand the unique experiences of women on the autism spectrum. 

Books purchased on Eventbrite will be pre-signed before the event.

Doors open at 7pm, talk starts at 7.30pm - come down early to grab a good seat!

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Speaker Bio:

Gina Rippon is Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Neuroimaging at the Institute of

Health and Neurodevelopment, Aston University, where she has used brain-imaging techniques to investigate patterns of brain activity in developmental disorders such as autism. The author of The Gendered Brain, she lives on the Warwickshire/Northamptonshire border in England.

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