No.1 Female Autism Expert: What Female Autism REALLY Looks Like (It's not what you think)
5/18/20261 hr 4 min
Professor Gina Rippon is a revolutionary Autism specialist . Having written multiple books on the topic, Gina Rippon PHD shares the ultimate guide to live as a woman with autism. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:20 Why Gina wrote ‘The Lost Girls Of Autism’ 04:57 What female autism looks like 07:06 The link between autism and depression 08:54 What age to girls start masking 11:22 Why autistic girls are bullied 14:44 The emotional toll of masking 17:33 Autism and abusive relationships 18:38 How women react to a diagnosis 23:13 Is female autism harder than male autism 24:44 Tiimo advert 26:05 Why plans changing causes panic 33:12 AuDHD (when you have ADHD and autism) 43:36 The key to thriving with autism 45:46 How hormones impact autism 54:29 Groundbreaking new autism research 57:58 Audience questions 01:03:22 A letter to my younger self Find Gina on LinkedIn 👉 https://uk.linkedin.com/in/gina-rippon-33287819 Buy ‘The Lost Girls Of Autism’ 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Girls-Autism-Autistic-Research-ebook/dp/B0CX7G2BZW Join the ADHD Chatter Patreon community 👉 https://www.patreon.com/cw/ADHDChatter Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/offers/adhdchatter Buy Alex's book entitled 'Now It All Makes Sense' 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-All-Makes-Sense-Diagnosis/dp/1399817817 Order Alex’s latest book about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 👉 https://linktr.ee/adhdchatter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=9ffd8709-06df-444c-9936-c136fbd14d6e Producer: Timon Woodward Recorded by: Hamlin Studios Trailer editor: Ryan Faber DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsGina Rippon· Guest0:00
Autistic girls and women get very anxious, so they devise this really exhausting technique of camouflaging and masking. They hate being othered, rejected, called weird, which unfortunately is very [laughs] characteristic in their lives.
Alex· Host0:13
Professor Gina Rippon is a revolutionary autism specialist.
Gina Rippon· Guest0:17
Having written multiple books on the topic- Gina Rippon, PhD, shares the ultimate guide to live as a woman with neurodiversity The autistic brain doesn't seem to be very good at generating rules, so that if you put a person in a situation where the same thing happens over and over again, you can see brain activity changing. Something's coming in the visual system, and there's a message passed to the frontal areas of the brain saying, "Don't need to pay attention to that." Every time they see this sight or hear this sound, it's as though they've never experienced it before.
Alex· Host0:43
Who do you think has it worse, autism, men or women?
Gina Rippon· Guest0:46
Well, I would say- Can I have just a second of your time?
Alex· Host0:51
If this podcast has helped you understand your brain or made you feel less alone, can you do me one favor? Can you hit the follow button? And I'll repay the favor by continuing to book the best and most exclusive conversations on this topic. Please enjoy the episode, and always remember you're not broken, just different, and you have always been enough. A quick trigger warning before we start. References to suicide are made from the beginning. [upbeat music] Gina, welcome.
Gina Rippon· Guest1:17
Thank you very much for having me.
Alex· Host1:19
You've written a fantastic book entitled The Lost Girls of Autism. Why was it important for you to write this book?
Gina Rippon· Guest1:28
That's a good question. Um, and