Girls and Women with an ASD, Contribute to Our New Book! A Girl’s Guide to Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum.

Happy holidays and happy New Year everyone!

I am the lead author of the book Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum, which many of you are familiar with, in part because of your contributions of your experiences to the book. Again, thank you! I am currently writing a companion book for pre-teen and teen girls themselves to read titled A Girl’s Guide to Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum. My co-author, Brigid Rankowski, is a college student with AS. This book is under contract with Jessica Kingsley Publishers, and at this time we are looking for short contributions from girls and women.

If you (as an adult on the spectrum), or your daughter would be interested in sharing an experience, or advice related to growing up as a female with an ASD, I would love to hear from you. We are looking for 50-200 word narratives about any topic related to growing up. Some examples include:

Hey all, I wasn't sure which forum to post this in, so I hope this is the right one.

I'm a budding speech-language pathologist (I'll graduate in May with my master's in SLP). I also have Asperger's syndrome. I've discovered that I really love working with children and adults who also have ASDs!

So far, between private clinics and public schools, I've worked with several teachers, instructional aides, other SLPs, and students and learned a lot about what they expect from me as a speech therapist. I'm expected to do speech/language therapy, yes, but I'm also expected to change my style and register of communication depending on who I'm speaking with. Learning to communicate in five different ways with five different people has been more of a challenge than learning to be a good therapist!

Parent advocate Kristina Chew joined us on AWN Internet Radio to discuss the IEP process. She has been an active participant in her son's IEP meetings for several years, and understands first hand the importance of comprehending your child's rights as it pertains to their IEP.

Channel 10 wants to expand on a story about autsim.

This is a call out to parents who have a child with a disability, especially autism, who live in the Sydney, Western Sydney, and South West Sydney who have had major problems with the schools. If your child has had restrictions placed on the number of hours they can attend school, has been expelled, or has had any other problems please contact: Korrine on M: 0404 247 663 or email at:  korrinemiller@live.com.au  -- asap.

Hello all,

I am new here. Maybe you discussed this issue before I don't know. I would like to write about school and examinations that I had to take when I was a child or student with my peers.