Autism in Women & Girls

This session explores how autism presents in women and girls and why it is often missed or misunderstood. It looks at masking, gendered expectations, and the impact of sensory and life-stage differences.

This session provides a certificate worth 2 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

By completing this CPD session, participants will demonstrate that they can:

• Understand how autism can present differently in women and girls.
• Recognise why autism in women and girls is often missed or misdiagnosed.
• Identify the impact of masking on wellbeing, identity, and mental health.
• Understand how hormonal and life-stage changes affect autistic women.
• Apply person-centred, sensory-informed support across life stages.