Professor Gina Rippon

The shocking experiences of autistic young women – and the REAL reason why so many of them are identifying as trans or non-binary, by top neuroscientist GINA RIPPON

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‘The odd girl out’. ‘Pretending to be normal’. ‘Standing on the outside looking in’. These are just some of the ways autistic females have described themselves in many powerful personal testimonies about their lives before finally being diagnosed, their deep […]

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Still think autism is a ‘boy thing’? Wrong: we’re vastly under-diagnosing girls and they’re suffering as a result. Here are the signs to look for, by top neurology professor GINA RIPPON

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If asked to name someone famous, fictional or real who is ‘on the spectrum’, most people give the same sorts of replies. Raymond Babbitt from the movie Rain Man is usually favourite, possibly followed by Sherlock Holmes in his recent

Still think autism is a ‘boy thing’? Wrong: we’re vastly under-diagnosing girls and they’re suffering as a result. Here are the signs to look for, by top neurology professor GINA RIPPON Read More »