Autistic Women: Hannah Gadsby, Kayla Crome, Daryl Hannah, Sue Ann Pien, Zhara Astra, Julie Bjelland [excerpt]

"Autism informs everything that I do - it's you know my processing unit so it's how the information goes in and out. So it's always informed me. Since being diagnosed, it's helped me understand that I'm not a rubbish person - I just think about things differently." Hannah Gadsby

"Autism doesn't define me." Kayla Cromer

"In the 60s doctors recommended to my mom to put me on some medications and institutionalize me, and I'm so thankful that she didn't." Daryl Hannah

"I was groomed from such a young age, to hide all of the strange peculiarities of even my autism." Sue Ann Pien

"Diagnostic criteria are developed using white boys and men, failing to serve many neurodivergent girls and women." Zhara Astra

"Past diagnostic criteria were inaccurate, particularly when it came to recognizing Autism in women, and estimates suggest that up to 80% of Autistic women may be undiagnosed..." Julie Bjelland, LMFT

See her page: Resources for Autistic HSPs - includes Autism Education, Support Group for Autistic Women, Autism Quiz, Research on HSP & Autism Similarities & Differences, and more.

See longer podcast post with videos, plus links to resources: Autistic Women: Perspectives by Hannah Gadsby, Kayla Crome, Daryl Hannah, Sue Ann Pien, Zhara Astra, Julie Bjelland.

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