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Autism and girls signs poster

freestyle

Hi,

I've put together a printable poster listing frequently overlooked signifiers of high functioning autisms in girls, who have a tendency to mask their symptoms. 

Is any one willing and able to print and display it to get the message out there?

I was inspired to make this poster and get one of the UK's top child autism experts, prof David Skuse, to endorse it, because of my frustration and concern that autistic girls are being refused life enhancing diagnoses because diagnosticians are looking out for male autistic traits.

I was diagnosed with autism just over a year ago and "female autistic" is the first box I've perfectly fitted.  We are now battling to get our daughter diagnosed.  There is evidence that early diagnosis and support can permanantly enhance lives.  I know i'd have had a happier and more producytive life if I'd been diagnosed as a child.

Here's the printable poster link: www.lilystyle.co.uk/.../ (it is quite a big file size as I made it print quality)autism and girls poster

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  • It could inspire a NAS campaign, using posters to highlight particular vectors of autism that are under-recognised or poorly supported. There is a need to get these messages across to local authorities, health professionals (including GPs) and schools.

    One way might be for the NAS website to publicise posters representing the needs of autism sub-groups (if I can refer to female autism in that way). Strongly visual messages, forming an accessible feature from the NAS front pages, would help get key messages across.

    Great poster

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  • It could inspire a NAS campaign, using posters to highlight particular vectors of autism that are under-recognised or poorly supported. There is a need to get these messages across to local authorities, health professionals (including GPs) and schools.

    One way might be for the NAS website to publicise posters representing the needs of autism sub-groups (if I can refer to female autism in that way). Strongly visual messages, forming an accessible feature from the NAS front pages, would help get key messages across.

    Great poster

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