Webinar: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Don’t miss this recorded webinar in which Eileen Crehan, Ph.D., discusses sexual orientation and gender identity in autism, and provides helpful resources.
Read MoreThe articles and webinars that follow explore sexual orientation, gender identity, autism diagnosis bias, and other topics involving gender and autism.
Don’t miss this recorded webinar in which Eileen Crehan, Ph.D., discusses sexual orientation and gender identity in autism, and provides helpful resources.
Read MorePeople on the autism spectrum are more likely to identify as LGBTQ than the general population, according to research.
Read MoreA new study suggests that different genes can contribute to autism in biological males and females.
Read MoreIn this recorded webinar, learn about recent genetic research that may help explain why more males than females are diagnosed with autism.
Read MoreWe asked you what you wanted to know about autism, and you responded with thought-provoking and important questions.
Read MoreKathy Koenig describes the programs that she has developed tp help girls with autism learn to socialize and form friendships.
Read MoreThe speaker for our eighth webinar is Kathy Koenig, MSN, director of the Initiative for Girls and Women with Autism Spectrum Disorder and associate research scientist at the Yale Child Study Center. In this webinar, Koenig discusses the complexities of diagnosing girls and women with autism and describes the different challenges for intervention that families face. She also offers some thoughts about how parents can create learning and social opportunities for their daughters. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
Read MoreScientists are making discoveries that challenge common assumptions about autism, girls and gender
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