Episode 39: An Interview with Sarah Hendrickx on Women and the Autism Spectrum

Curious about how sometimes those born female with autism present differently ?
Check out this fun and  interesting conversation I had with Sarah Hendrickx who is the foremost specialist on women with autism among lots of other things!  

Sarah is autistic. She has worked in the field of autism as an independent autism specialist since 2007.  Sarah has also delivered over 1000 autism training workshops and conference presentations internationally  to all types of professionals from educators and care providers to counsellors and lawyers. She has an unusually blunt and humorous speaking style which is more informal and 'says it like it is' more than many professionals. Many of her presentations can be found on Youtube. Sarah rarely does any public speaking these days due to health issues. She does contribute to occasional webinars and podcasts.

Sarah has written 6 books on autism - employment, sex and relationships, alcoholism, girls and women on the Autism Spectrum and also on the adult neuro-diversity spectrum. She has been involved in the development of training materials for the Dept of Education funded AET National Autism Training Programme and also spent three years working for the Ministry of Defence supporting autistic employees in science and technology. She was also involved in Scottish Autism’s Right Click Programme for Women and Girls and the National Autistic Society Professional Module for Clinicians diagnosing women and girls. She was Project Leader for ASpire autism mentoring project, and has worked in residential care and educational settings.

Sarah has a Postgraduate Certificate in Asperger Syndrome and an MA in Autism. She lives in the South of France with her beloved Keith, mostly riding her bicycle, talking to creatures and avoiding bread.

To learn more about Sarah's work you can go to Hendricks Associates