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10 Things Faculty Need to Understand About Autism

By Maggie Coughlin — 2021

Maggie Coughlin shares some lessons she’s learned in understanding her own autism and how to work with her neurodiversity and that of the students she teaches.

Read on www.insidehighered.com

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Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Autism Spectrum Disorder

In this webinar, Eileen Crehan, Ph.D., orients listeners to concepts and terms, and the state of science relating to sexual orientation and gender identity in autism.

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2020
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Uncomfortable Labels: My Life as a Gay Autistic Trans Woman

In this candid, first-of-its-kind memoir, Laura Kate Dale recounts what life is like growing up as a gay trans woman on the autism spectrum.

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Laura Kate Dale
2019
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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

Bestselling author Daniel Tammet (Thinking in Numbers) is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a fully independent life and able to explain what is happening inside his head.

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Daniel Tammet
2007
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Working with Autistic Transgender and Non-Binary People: Research, Practice and Experience

Setting out advice, research and personal reflections to inform professionals’ daily practice and overall understanding of the lives and experiences of autistic transgender and non-binary people, this edited volume is an invaluable resource for anyone who seeks to engage more with autistic...

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Marianthi Kourti
2025
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Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum

Jennifer exposes the constant struggle between carefully crafted persona and authentic existence, editing the autism script with wit, candor, passion, and power. Her journey is one of reverse-self-discovery not only as an Aspie but--more importantly--as a thoroughly modern woman.

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Jennifer Cook O'Toole
2021
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Connecting with the Autism Spectrum: How to Talk, How to Listen, and Why You Shouldn’t Call It High-Functioning

For a friend, family member, or coworker with autism, communication can be challenging.

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Casey “Remrov” Vormer
2025
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Andrew Solomon on Autism

Far From the Tree is a revolutionary new book by Andrew Solomon that tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so.

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Andrew Solomon
2013
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Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World that Wasn’t Designed for You

As a successful Harvard- and Berkeley-educated writer, entrepreneur, and devoted mother, Jenara Nerenberg was shocked to discover that her “symptoms”—only ever labeled as anxiety—were considered autistic and ADHD.

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Jenara Nerenberg
2021
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Dr. Hallowell on VAST—A New Term for ADHD

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been looking for a better term for ADHD. I don’t see it as a disorder, but as a trait. Last summer, Carrie Feibel at KQED Radio, suggested to us a new term, VAST—Variable Attention Stimulus Trait.

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Edward Hallowell
2018
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How to ADHD with Special Guest Dr. Hallowell

This week, How to ADHD presents an incredible special guest: Dr. Ned Hallowell.

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Edward Hallowell
2017
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