Resources for Women with Aspergers Syndrome

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05 Jan 2014, 2:46 am

Yup, that's the same Tania (Marshall). She's also working on a book on women - due out later this year.

Another resource
Women and Girls: http://shazwellyn.hubpages.com/hub/Auti ... -and-Girls



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13 Jan 2014, 1:31 pm

This needs to be filled out and scored manually. To calculate your score -
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A RAADS-R score of 65 or greater is consistent with a clinical diagnosis of ASD.
Generally they would give one to you to fill out in relation to yourself, and one to a parent to fill out in relation to you, the two should have a 95% or higher match rate to be considered accurate and reliable.

Well if I understand and scored this correctly, I got a 219? Either that or a 79. Either way this is consistent with my Doctor's diagnosis that I'm on the spectrum.


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07 Feb 2014, 3:54 am

Books:

The Aspie Girl's Guide to Being Safe with Men: The Unwritten Safety Rules No-one is Telling You by Debi Brown
A Guide to your Aspie (Crazy Girl in an Aspie World) by Amanda J Harrington
Twirling Naked in the Streets and No One Noticed; Growing Up With Undiagnosed Autism by Jeannie Davide-Rivera


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14 Feb 2014, 9:03 pm

on the AQ test I've taken it a few times but results have been anywhere from 35-43

I took this other test not sure which one it is but it has a chart at the end with a graph and it said I was very likely aspie. For me interested in this because not diagnosed but this I may be aspie. Basically every test I have taken online related to aspergers results has said Autism is likely. I just downloaded the book Aspergirls on my phone and reading it good so far.



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14 Feb 2014, 9:12 pm

Also do you know any info on diagnosing now that they have switched the the DSM-V is it a different process? I know it has changed the criteria and no longer has aspergers there but a general autism category.



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14 Feb 2014, 9:25 pm

I just took the eye expression test and got 21 , and most of them I was guessing and a lot I had no clue. Been trying to take other tests but won't let me load oh well.



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23 Feb 2014, 6:08 am

I don't have a diagnosis but I got 121 on RAADS
I am asking now my sister to answer it for me and by far my score is even higher with her answers.



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23 Feb 2014, 6:17 am

Sare wrote:
Books:

The Aspie Girl's Guide to Being Safe with Men: The Unwritten Safety Rules No-one is Telling You by Debi Brown
A Guide to your Aspie (Crazy Girl in an Aspie World) by Amanda J Harrington
Twirling Naked in the Streets and No One Noticed; Growing Up With Undiagnosed Autism by Jeannie Davide-Rivera


safety rules are very important. I was never sexually abused but I am very naive, when I was a child I went with this old man to his house and just last year I entered a cab with an unknown man. Aspergirls are easy target.

also thanks everyone for all those resources :) we have to make sure the female aspie traits are more and more recognized. Sexual abuse, depression, anorexia, low-self esteem, lack of identity, all of those are common in female aspies, specially when not receiving a diagnosis and consequently not receiving the appropriate help. We need to raise female autism awareness, it's an urgent matter



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23 Feb 2014, 7:53 am

Sare wrote:
Yup, that's the same Tania (Marshall). She's also working on a book on women - due out later this year.

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Women and Girls: http://shazwellyn.hubpages.com/hub/Auti ... -and-Girls

the person that writes this blog seems to believe men more logical than women because they have bigger left hemisphere in the brain.
well, I don't buy this idea. I read in gensler's book (I love logic!) research's that proved men and women are equally good at logic. Also I read research's that came to the conclusion men and women are equally good at maths and one interesting study that says women performs worse - but only when reminded about the stereotypes. Unfortunately I don't know the sources by heart. We can notice that on those studies that prove otherwise the apparent gap is decreasing depending on time and women access to education, opportunities, intellectual stimuli, depending on how sexist the society is etc so if there is a gap it's most likely to be the result of nurture not nature.
also I think we know so little about the brain to come to an assumption like: bigger left hemisphere - more logical less creative



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14 Mar 2014, 9:35 pm

Youtube video featuring girls with Autism (Limpsfield Grange Girls with Autism - School for girls aged 11-16 with Autism, Asperger's, Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties and Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties and Vulnerabilities.). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZhZ0k1lyF8


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20 Mar 2014, 10:32 am

The links to the GlennRowe/BaronCohen pages are broken :(


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13 Jul 2014, 2:21 pm

Note to everyone, there's an online version of the RAADS-R here so you don't have to hand score: aspietestsDOTorg/raads/index.php (I'm not allowed to post links).

My RAADS-R score was 155, which seems so high to me. I thought I would get a score closer to the borderline, like my AQ score of 32.

My QGAS score was 29. I wish I had the guts to ask my parents to complete it so we could compare our scores.

However, my Eye Expression Test was 33 out of 36. I did use some strategy when completing it, but overall I didn't find it that difficult, especially with the multiple choice. Process of elimination makes the test a lot easier. Still, it's making me question if Asperger's is really the right diagnosis for me, or if I have to accept that I'm not exactly neurotypical, but not really autistic either.

I want the opinion of a professional or even someone who knows me well and knows about autism, but I'm way too scared to ask.



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20 Sep 2014, 7:05 am

I just did the eye expression one and they all looked the same! How can you tell someone's emotions simply from their eyes? I tried to mimic all the eye movements, and now I have a headache. NT's must be super powered!



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28 Oct 2014, 11:38 pm

I know this is a "women only" forum, so I will duck in and out quickly. I just wanted to say that I am a psychologist in Southern CA (Torrance), specializing in diagnosing females on the spectrum. If I can be of any help, please do not hesitate to contact me.



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19 Dec 2014, 9:56 pm

WASP Women’s Asperger’s Syndrome Awareness Page – For those who understand

http://seventhvoice.wordpress.com/2013/ ... nderstand/


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10 Feb 2016, 9:16 am

WOW never seen such an exhaustive collection of info on autism. thanks!