No.1 Female Autism Expert: What Female Autism REALLY Looks Like (It's not what you think)

No.1 Female Autism Expert: What Female Autism REALLY Looks Like (It's not what you think)

May 18, 2026 · 1h 4m

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Professor Gina Rippon discusses the unique aspects of female autism and shares insights from her book.

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…

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