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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.

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The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity

This one-of-a-kind, comprehensive workbook will help you navigate your gender identity and expression at home, in school, and with peers. If you are a transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) teen, you may experience unique challenges with identity and interpersonal relationships.

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Rylan Jay Testa, Deborah Coolhart, Jayme Peta
2015
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Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism: Voices from Across the Spectrum

Bringing together a collection of narratives from those who are on the autism spectrum whilst also identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and/or asexual (LGBTQIA), this book explores the intersection of the two spectrums as well as the diverse experiences that come with...

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Eva A. Mendes, Meredith R. Maroney
2019
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Trans* in College: Transgender Students’ Strategies for Navigating Campus Life and the Institutional Politics of Inclusion

“With recent estimates of the trans* population in the United States showing three to six times as many trans* people under the age of 18 as there are over the age of 18, the work Z Nicolazzo undertakes in this book should be required reading for educators at every level of instruction.

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Z Nicolazzo
2016
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Trans 101: Neurodiversity

This video was written, filmed, and edited by trans/gender diverse young people.

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2018
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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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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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Love, No Matter What | Andrew Solomon

What is it like to raise a child who’s different from you in some fundamental way (like a prodigy, or a differently abled kid, or a criminal)? In this quietly moving talk, writer Andrew Solomon shares what he learned from talking to dozens of parents—asking them: What’s the line between...

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Andrew Solomon
2013
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