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The Lost Girls of Autism
- Author
- Gina Rippon
- Narrator
- Gina Rippon, Catherine Bailey
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 3 April 2025
- Run Time
- 9 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Including a preface read by the author, Gina Rippon.
'A compelling exploration. Rippon is easily the most engaging communicator of neuroscience research working today. A truly fascinating must-read' – Elinor Cleghorn, bestselling author of Unwell Women
'Powerful and well-researched. The Lost Girls of Autism shines a much-needed spotlight on a critical issue' – Dr Maureen Dunne, author of The Neurodiversity Edge
The history of autism is male. It is time for women and girls to enter the spotlight.
When autistic girls meet clinicians, they are often misdiagnosed with anxiety, depression, personality disorders – or receive no diagnosis at all. Autism’s ‘male spotlight’ means we are only now starting to redress this profound injustice.
In The Lost Girls of Autism, renowned brain scientist Gina Rippon delves into the emerging science of female autism, asking why it has been systematically ignored for so long. Generations of researchers, convinced autism was a male problem, simply didn’t bother looking for it in women. But it is now becoming increasingly clear that many autistic women and girls do not fit the traditional, male, model of autism. Instead, they camouflage and mask, hiding their autistic traits to accommodate a society that shuns them.
Urgent and insightful, this is a searching examination of how sexism has biased our understanding of autism. Informed by the latest research in psychology and neuroscience, The Lost Girls of Autism is a clarion call for society to recognize the full spectrum of autistic experience.
Critics Review
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A truly fascinating must-read
Elinor Cleghorn, bestselling author of Unwell Women
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British narrator Catherine Bailey brings listeners neuroscientist Gina Rippon’s exploration of the calamitous underdiagnosis of autism in girls and women . . . it’s no small feat to render lively descriptions of scientific minutiae, but Rippon manages, and Bailey does her one better with her vocal delivery . . . Fascinating material, masterful delivery.
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A vital call to action. Timely and engaging, Rippon charts a bold path forward to revolutionize research, understanding, and support for autistic women and girls.
Dr Felicity Sedgewick, neurodiversity researcher and author of Autism and Masking
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Powerful and well-researched. The Lost Girls of Autism shines a much-needed spotlight on the critical issue of autistic females being overlooked and misdiagnosed for far too long.
Dr Maureen Dunne, author of The Neurodiversity Edge
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Highly accessible . . . important
The Observer on The Gendered Brain
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Excellent . . . It will put weapons in the arsenal of those trying to tackle sexism
The Sunday Times on The Gendered Brain
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A treasure trove of information and good humour . . . thought-provoking
Cordelia Fine, author of Testosterone Rex, on The Gendered Brain
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Details
- Author
- Gina Rippon
- Narrator
- Gina Rippon, Catherine Bailey
- Duration
- 9 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 April 2025
- ISBN
- 9781035011667
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Coping with / advice about autism spectrum disorder, Language acquisition, Relationships and families: advice, topics and issues, Soft skills and dealing with other people, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Synopsis
Including a preface read by the author, Gina Rippon.'A compelling exploration. Rippon is easily the most engaging communicator of neuroscience research working today. A truly fascinating must-read' – Elinor Cleghorn, bestselling author of Unwell Women'Powerful and well-researched. The Lost Girls of Autism shines a much-needed spotlight on a critical issue' – Dr Maureen Dunne, author of The Neurodiversity EdgeThe history of autism is male. It is time for women and girls to enter the spotlight.When autistic girls meet clinicians, they are often misdiagnosed with anxiety, depression, personality disorders – or receive no diagnosis at all. Autism’s ‘male spotlight’ means we are only now starting to redress this profound injustice.In The Lost Girls of Autism, renowned brain scientist Gina Rippon delves into the emerging science of female autism, asking why it has been systematically ignored for so long. Generations of researchers, convinced autism was a male problem, simply didn’t bother looking for it in women. But it is now becoming increasingly clear that many autistic women and girls do not fit the traditional, male, model of autism. Instead, they camouflage and mask, hiding their autistic traits to accommodate a society that shuns them.Urgent and insightful, this is a searching examination of how sexism has biased our understanding of autism. Informed by the latest research in psychology and neuroscience, The Lost Girls of Autism is a clarion call for society to recognize the full spectrum of autistic experience.
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