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About Autistic Women

Welcome to Autistic Women Everywhere (AWE)

Autistic Women Everywhere (AWE) is a free worldwide autistic-run initiative and resource developed for autistic women, including gender-diverse people on the spectrum and those interested in autism. AWE provides a space for women of all ages to share their lived experience of autism through stories, books, and quotes. And, conveniently, resources are in one place. AWE is not an organisation or a commercial enterprise. It is a project nurtured by its founder, Michelle Dorothy Riksman.

Welcome

Broadening The Understanding of Women on the Spectrum | Autistic Women Everywhere | Autism Initiative

AWE endeavours to

Broaden the Understanding

of Females on the Spectrum

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A Late Autism Diagnosis

Reveal and Celebrate

The Blessings that Can

Be Found in Being Autistic 

& Give Voice to the Relief

That can Flow from an

Autism Diagnosis

A Late Autism Diagnosis
Giving Voice to the Relief that Can Flow from an Autism Diagnosis | Autistic Women Everywhere | Autism Initiative

Sharing Our Lived Experience of Autism Worldwide

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Help Reduce Barriers for Others

to Obtain an Autism Diagnosis 

Reducing Barriers For Women to Obtain an Autism Diagnosis | Autistic Women Everywhere | Autism Initiative
Females on the Spectrum - A Formal Diagnosis of Autism in Adulthood

Do You have a Formal Diagnosis of Autism?

AWE Invites You to Contribute to Broadening

The Understanding of Females & Gender-diverse Individuals on the Spectrum

Females on the Spectrum - A Formal Diagnosis of Autism in Adulthood
Formally Diagnosed Autistic Women Tell Their Stories
Autistic Women Worldwide Share Their Dia

Autistic Women

Everywhere Share

Their Stories

Neurodiverse Women Share Their Stories Worldwide
Books Written By Women on the Autism Spectrum

Books By Autistic Authors - Memoir, Fiction & More

AUTISTIC WOMEN EVERYWHERE

Quotes by Autistic Women About Autistic Women

Quotes & Declarations By Neurodiverse Individuals  

Resources - Assessment / Celebrating Autism & More  

Resources For Autistic Adults _ Support For Autistic Women _ Celebrating Neurodiversity
Characteristics of Autistic Women

Five Characteristics of Women on the Autism Spectrum

Find Out What Contributors & Others Say About AWE

Wonderful Reviews About Global Initiative Autistic Women Everywhere - AWE
Grief on the Autism Spectrum | Books on Sudden Loss

Have You Been Struck By Sudden Loss? Autism & Grief

Autism & Socialising - Notes For The Neu

Notes For The Neurotypical 

Hey! We know you're not Typical.

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Connecting, Overstimulation and Recovery.

What it means for those on the spectrum. 

Is a Late Diagnosis of Autism Worth it i

Is a Late Diagnosis of Autism Worth it?

Since my Autism Diagnosis in Adulthood,

I am kinder to

myself since

my diagnosis.

YES 

I have clarity

for the first time

in my life.

An Autism Diagnosis Late in Life is Wort

An official autism diagnosis legitimises your experiences going forward:

Formally Diagnosed Autistic Women Share Their Stories

Dear Potential AWE Contributor

You don't need to be a writer to share your diagnosis story

To share your diagnosis story on AWE, you must be a woman (including

gender-diverse people) 18+ with a clinical diagnosis of autism.

Every Story Counts

Potential AWE Contributor Contact Form

Formally Diagnosed Autistic Women

To share your diagnosis story,

fill in the contact form first;

then AWE will take you

to the next step.

Please don't submit your diagnosis story through the contact form.

Formally Diagnosed Autistic Women Tell Their Stories

Thank you for connecting with AWE. If you are a potential AWE contributor and want to share your diagnosis

Story on AWE, I will email you with more information on how to contribute as soon as I can.

Best, Michelle Dorothy Riksman, Founder.

Autistic Women Everywhere Founder Michelle Dorothy Riksman
Sharing Stories on Autism in Women

How has your formal

diagnosis helped you?

2.

Formally Diagnosed Autistic Women Share Their Stories
Sharing Stories on Autism in Women

What led to your formal

diagnosis of autism?

1.

In the meantime,

think about questions

1 & 2

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Answer at length or in a paragraph; your experience deserves to be known

Females on the Spectrum - A Formal Diagnosis of Autism in Adulthood

Do You have a Formal Diagnosis of Autism?

AWE Invites You to Contribute to Broadening

The Understanding of Females & Gender-diverse Individuals on the Spectrum

Females on the Spectrum - A Formal Diagnosis of Autism in Adulthood
Formally Diagnosed Autistic Women Share Their Stories

To Share Your Diagnosis Story Worldwide

Autistic Women Tell Their Stories _ Late Autism Diagnosis in Females & Neurodiverse People

"inner riches has helped people from all walks of life,

of all ages, those on and off the autism spectrum."

Dr. S Anderson Ph.D

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Grieving on the Autism Spectrum _ Healing Books for Neurodiverse Women & Neurotypicals Ali
Grieving on the Autism Spectrum _ Healing Books for Neurodiverse Women & Neurotypicals Ali

Do autistic people grieve differently?

inner riches – an autistic woman’s story of love & motherloss by Michelle Dorothy Riksman

Grieving on the Autism Spectrum

Formally Diagnosed Autistic Women Tell Their Stories

Stories

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Shared By

Autistic Women 

Everywhere

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Quotes about Autism in Women

Quotes

Memes and 

Declarations By

Autistic Individuals

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Resources for Autistic Women

Resources

And Information

About Autistic Women

Books Written by Autistic Authors

Books

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By Autistic

Authors: Memoir, Fiction And More

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PLEASE NOTE: WHEN THE WORD WOMAN IS MENTIONED, THIS ALSO INCLUDES GENDER-DIVERSE PEOPLE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM

Site Created by Michelle Dorothy Riksman

Michelle Dorothy Riksman is the Sole Owner, Founder, and Operator of Autistic Women Everywhere (AWE) Since 2019

Autistic Women Everywhere (AWE)
Women with a late diagnosis of Autism | Stories told by Females and Gender-diverse individ

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A Warm Thank You to You, You, You & You

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