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Autistic Women Everywhere (AWE) is a global initiative and resource sharing the lived experiences of autistic women

Welcome to Autistic Women Everywhere 

(AWE)

AWE is a global initiative and resource sharing the lived experiences of autistic women and gender-diverse individuals through stories, books, and quotes. AWE is not an organisation or a commercial enterprise. It is a project nurtured by its founder, Michelle Dorothy Riksman.

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

AWE is:

Broadening the Understanding of

Females on the Spectrum

A Late Autism Diagnosis has Benefits | Autism in Women
Autistic Women Around The World Share Their Late Diagnosis Stories

Revealing and Celebrating The Blessings that Can Be Found in Being Autistic &

Giving Voice to the Relief that can

Flow from an Autism Diagnosis

Autistic Women _ Neurodivergent Women & Gender-Diverse  People_
Breaking Down Barriers & Understanding Autism in Women & Gender-diverse Individuals

Helping to Reduce Barriers for

Others to Obtain an Autism Diagnosis 

Smashing Autism Stereotypes | Autism Assessments in Adults | Reducing Barriers | Resources
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

See below for Help with Autism and Grief + Autism and Mood

So lonely since your mother died?

If you've gone through one grief

book after another, get inner riches.

Autism and Grief

Dealing with Grief on the Autism Spectrum | Needing Solace After the Death of a Mother | Grief Books
Books on Ways to Cope with Grief | inner riches by AWE Founder Michelle Dorothy Riksman |  Healing After Loss
Autism & Grief | Get Solace After The Passing of your Mother | Sudden Loss

Sharing Our Lived Experience of Autism Worldwide

AUTISTIC WOMEN EVERYWHERE

Autism & Mood | No Matter How Your Brain Works | Gardening Inspiration

Autism & Mood

Feeling down? No matter how your

brain works, losing or finding yourself in nature's garden can turn up your happy dial.

See below for Real-life Experiences from Autistic Women

Our Declarations

Resources For Women on the Spectrum | Support | Connection | Inspiration | Education |  Assessment | Celebrating Autism
Autism in Women | Insights into Autistic Women by Autistic Women

Are you interested in Nugget-sized insights

into Autistic Women by Autistic Women?

The way you may

see me when I can

listen most carefully. 

See below for Writers on the Spectrum, a Short Story, and Resources Via your Media

Autistic Authors

Have you been searching for Books by Women on the Spectrum?

Books By Autistic Authors | Reading Books About Autism | Some Autistic Women Love to Write | Information About Autism
Dramatic Comedies | Short Stories | 1960s Australia |  IF THIS HILLMAN COULD TALK By Michelle Dorothy Riksman

A Short Story

Ready to pick your jaw up off

the floor? This quirky dramedy keeps you guessing until the end.

Dramatic Comedies | Short Stories | Kindle | 1960s Australia |  IF THIS HILLMAN COULD TALK By Michelle Dorothy Riksman
Dramatic Comedies | Short Stories | 1960s Australia |  IF THIS HILLMAN COULD TALK By Michelle Dorothy Riksman

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Resources

Resources For Women on the Spectrum | Support | Connection | Inspiration | Education |  Assessment | Celebrating Autism

Support, insights, education, inspiration, assessment, and celebrating Autism. Would you like to explore these resources in your preferred media?

Are you Ready to Explore Resources about Women on the Autism Spectrum?

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 | Yes - A Confirmation of Autism Offers Clarity | Autistic Women Everywhere

Is a Late Diagnosis of Autism Worth it?

An Autism Diagnosis in Adulthood | Support For Women on the Spectrum | Personal Stories Told by Autistic Women

I am kinder to

myself since

my diagnosis.

YES 

I have clarity

for the first time

in my life.

An Autism Diagnosis in Adulthood | Support For Women on the Spectrum | Personal Stories Told by Autistic Women

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 | Formally Diagnosed Autistic Women

How has your formal

diagnosis helped you?

2.

Formally Diagnosed Autistic Women Share Their Stories
Sharing Stories About Autism in Women | Autism Research

What led to your formal

diagnosis of autism?

1.

In the meantime,

think about questions

1 & 2

Older Women on the Autism Spectrum Share Their Lived Experience of Autism Worldwide

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

Contact AWE | Autism in Women and Neurodivergent People | Autistic Women Everywhere - A Global Autism Initiative
Females on the Spectrum - A Formal Diagnosis of Autism in Adulthood | Formal Autism Assessment Newcastle NSW Australia

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 and Gender-diverse People on the Spectrum - A Formal Diagnosis of Autism in Adulthood | Formal Autism Assessment Newcastle NSW Australia
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
Michelle Dorothy Riksman - Author - Autism & Neurodiversity | Sudden Loss
Grieving on the Autism Spectrum _ Healing Books for Neurodiverse Women & Neurotypicals  | Books on Sudden Loss

Grieving on the Autism Spectrum 

Do autistic people grieve differently?

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

Grief Books | Autism & Grief | Grieving on the Spectrum | Autistic People Grieve Differently | Books on Sudden Loss | Healing

Have you been struck by sudden loss?

"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

Garden Glee - Growing a Wellbeing Lifestyle | Gardening Inspiration | Nature | Autism & Mood | Mental Health

Up Your happy Dial - Gardening for Wellbeing & Fitness

Quotes by Autistic Women About Autistic Women | The Autistic Experience | Insights into Autism in Women | Education | Autism

Quotes & Declarations By Neurodivergent Individuals  

Resources - Assessment / Celebrating Autism & More  

 Resources For Autistic Women and Gender-Diverse People | YouTube Video Resources and Information About Autism in Females and Gender-Diverse People on the Spectrum | Website Resources and Information for Women and Gender-Diverse People on the Autism Spectrum | Article Resources and Information For Women and Gender-Diverse People on the Autism Spectrum | Podcasts About Autism | Resources – Autistic Women Everywhere | Support on the Autism Spectrum | Connecting with others on the Spectrum | Celebrating Autism | Let Autism Be Your Inspiration | Michelle Dorothy Riksman - Founder of AWE
Books Written By Women on the Autism Spectrum | Autistic Authors |  Autistic Writers

Books By Autistic Authors - Memoir, Fiction & More

CharaAutism & Appearance | Autism & Socialising  | Autism & Special Interests | Autism & Overstimulation

Five Characteristics of Women on the Autism Spectrum

Find Games that are Compatible with Neurodiversity

Video Games for Mental Health | Michelle Chen | Depression & Anxiety | Mental Jam
| Gamescom
Grief on the Autism Spectrum | Books on Sudden Loss | Navigating the Loss of a Mother | The Death of a Parent | Neurodivergence and Grief

Dealing with Grief and Healing on the Autism Spectrum

Wonderful Reviews About Global Initiative Autistic Women Everywhere - AWE

Find Out What Contributors & Others Say About AWE

Autistic Women Everywhere Share Their Stories

Formally Diagnosed Autistic Women Share Their Stories | About Autism in Adult Women | Late Diagnosis of Autism in Women

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) Information About Autism and Women | Educating Society About Autism in Adults | Research
Women with a Late Diagnosis of Autism | Stories told by Females and Gender-diverse individuals

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

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