Spectrum Women, Barb Cook
Spectrum Women, Barb Cook
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Spectrum Women
Walking to the Beat of Autism

Author: Barb Cook, Michelle Garnett, Lisa Morgan

Narrator: Emily Joyce, Vivien Carter

Unabridged: 9 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: John Murray

Published: 12/22/2022

Synopsis

Barb Cook and 14 other autistic women describe life from a female autistic perspective, and present empowering, helpful and supportive insights from their personal experience for fellow autistic women. Michelle Garnett's comments validate and expand the experiences described from a clinician's perspective, and provide extensive recommendations.

Autistic advocates including Liane Holliday Willey, Anita Lesko, Jeanette Purkis, Artemisia and Samantha Craft offer their personal guidance on significant issues that particularly affect women, as well as those that are more general to autism. Contributors cover issues including growing up, identity, diversity, parenting, independence and self-care amongst many others. With great contributions from exceptional women, this is a truly well-rounded collection of knowledge and sage advice for any woman with autism.

(P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

About Michelle Garnett

Dr Michelle Garnett, PhD, is an AuDHD clinical psychologist with more than 30 years of experience specialising in autism. In 2019, she co-founded Attwood & Garnett Events with Tony Attwood to enhance autism awareness and understanding globally.

About Yenn Purkis

Yenn Purkis is an autistic and non-binary advocate, author and presenter. Yenn has a Masters degree in Fine Art from RMIT University. Yenn has given a presentation for TEDx Canberra and has been a frequent keynote presenter at autism and disability events for several years. Yenn has a number of awards, including the 2016 ACT Volunteer of the Year award and a number of other awards for community leadership including being nominated for the Australian of the Year award in 2017. Yenn has worked full-time for the Australian Public Service since 2007. They have facilitated a support group for autistic women and gender diverse folks in Canberra since 2011. Yenn has featured in media interviews for many years and was one of four autistic adults featured in the ABC TV documentary Alone in a Crowded Room. Yenn lives in Canberra, Australia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin on July 03, 2018

I came to an Autism diagnosis in my early 20s. It's fairly typical for girls and women to go undiagnosed for years and only recently has this begun to be reflected in publishing. I'm happy to see another book on the struggles Autistic girls and women face in life. This collection of essays examines......more

Goodreads review by Fern on January 03, 2020

i liked the confessional tone and personal insights but i missed more quantitative data. i know that wasn’t the point, but the personal accounts of the “condition” were sometimes a bit alienating. at the same time, knowing these women are on the spectrum gave me perspective into how idiosyncratic au......more

Goodreads review by Marie on December 08, 2022

Mixed feelings. Some parts were very relatable. But I couldn't really get over the fact that it reads like a book written for NTs learning about autism for the most part. It's important, yes, but not what I was looking for. Also I agree with people who pointed out that there was no need for the input......more

Goodreads review by Ramona on May 14, 2023

4.5/5 A book was written by 15 adult autistic women? Hell yeah! I don’t think I know any autistic women over the age of 30, so it was great to be able to read many of their different experiences. They exist! I felt so much recognition in their stories. It made me emotional multiple times. It made me......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on March 13, 2023

I really wanted to love this book but I didn't. I enjoyed the personal stories from Autistic women about their experiences and the book.. Many of those stories were written by people with both lived and professional expertise and it's a rare collection of lived experiences that centers women. The bo......more

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