Girls with Autism Becoming Women

By: Heather Stone Wodis, Erika Hammerschmidt (Foreword by)

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Paperback | 14 August 2018 | Edition Number 1

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This new book investigates the experiences of seven women with autism as they transition from childhood to adulthood, and how they make sense of that journey.Taken from the autobiographies of women including Liane Holliday-Willey and Temple Grandin, these accounts shine a light on issues unique to women with autism. They span a range of time periods, and look at how their different experiences of education, sexuality, career paths, and social networks affected these women while growing up. Heather Stone Wodis provides a detailed and thoughtful exploration of their common experiences, and each story offers a new perspective that illuminates the diagnosis from a different angle.This is a fascinating look at how generational differences, such as access to the internet, can provide more avenues toward self-expression, political mobilisation, and advocacy. It also explores the idea that, no matter the era, the unyielding support of family, financial resources, and a diagnosis in childhood can help girls with autism transition toward adulthood.

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Wodis details how girls on the Autism Spectrum transition from children to adults, recognizing seven women as a strong 'minority within a minority.' Education, careers, sexual development, and social networks paired with qualitative, interpretive research methodology validate fist-person autie-biographies. Her unique approach relies on grounded theory with systematic, constant comparison. Using Rosemarie Garland-Thomson's situated theory, she socially contextualizes ASD from neuroqueer identity to religious constraints. I applaud her support of autism as an equally valid form of neurological embodiment. I highly recommend this book to those interested in the intersection of Autism Spectrum Disorder and female gender issues.

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