The Lost Girls of Autism: A Talk by Gina Rippon

The Lost Girls of Autism: A Talk by Gina Rippon
Exploring the under-recognition of autism in women and girls, especially in neuroscience research.

• Thursday 28th May
• The Rugby Hotel, Sheep Street, Rugby, CV21 3BX
• 19:00-20:30 (doors open 18:30)

Join acclaimed neuroscientist and author Gina Rippon for a thought-provoking discussion of her groundbreaking new book, The Lost Girls of Autism.

For decades, autism research and diagnosis have been shaped by a predominantly male model, leaving countless women and girls misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or overlooked altogether. Drawing on the latest research in psychology and neuroscience, Professor Rippon explores how autistic women and girls often mask and camouflage their traits, and why society has failed to recognize the full spectrum of autistic experience.

This engaging 45-minute talk will examine the science, history and human impact behind the “male spotlight” in autism research, followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.

About The Lost Girls of Autism

The history of autism is male. It is time for women and girls to enter the spotlight. When autistic girls meet clinicians, they are often misdiagnosed with anxiety, depression, personality disorders – or receive no diagnosis at all.

Autism’s ‘male spotlight’ means we are only now starting to redress this profound injustice. In The Lost Girls of Autism, renowned brain scientist Gina Rippon delves into the emerging science of female autism, asking why it has been systematically ignored for so long. Generations of researchers, convinced autism was a male problem, simply didn’t bother looking for it in women.

But it is now becoming increasingly clear that many autistic women and girls do not fit the traditional, male, model of autism. Instead, they camouflage and mask, hiding their autistic traits to accommodate a society that shuns them. Urgent and insightful, this is a searching examination of how sexism has biased our understanding of autism.

Informed by the latest research in psychology and neuroscience, The Lost Girls of Autism is a clarion call for society to recognize the full spectrum of autistic experience.

Readers & critics are loving it

🌟 “A truly fascinating must-read” - Elinor Cleghorn, bestselling author of Unwell Women
🌟 Winner of the Popular Science Award from the British Psychological Society

Don’t miss this thought-provoking evening with Gina Rippon as she discusses The Lost Girls of Autism, a groundbreaking exploration of how autism in women and girls has been overlooked for decades. Drawing on the latest neuroscience and psychology research, Professor Rippon examines the hidden experiences of autistic women and why it’s time to rethink the traditional understanding of autism. Followed by a chance to ask Gina your questions and get your copy of the book signed.