
About AWE (Autistic Women Everywhere)

Autistic Women Everywhere 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 is not a commercial enterprise. It is a project nurtured by its founder, Michelle Dorothy Riksman. The various circumstances that can lead girls and women to an autism diagnosis bring important insights into autism as it presents in females. The diagnostic criteria for autism have long been geared toward boys, leaving girls undiagnosed and autistic women misunderstood. It is not uncommon for autistic women to be misdiagnosed or to not receive an autism diagnosis until later in life, if at all. There is a need for a better understanding of how autism presents in girls and women. By providing a platform for women of all ages to share their lived experience of autism, this website answers questions and shines a light on the manifestation of autism in females.

Congratulations!
Newly Diagnosed?
Share Your Story In Your Voice
AWE Endeavours To:
Assist Professionals
in Their Diagnosis of
Autism in Women

Reduce Barriers
for Others to
Obtain a Diagnosis

Broaden the
Understanding of
Autism in Females
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Do You Know Any Autistic Women?


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I Don't
What
The?
Huh?

Chances Are You Do.
We Often Hide In
Plain Sight.

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Nope
Very
Funny!
Only My Nephew