{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Spicy Brain","title":"Gina Rippon: HIDDEN AUTISM IN WOMEN | Why Women Are Diagnosed So Late (Part 1)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/cb21ff2c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2516,"description":"Why are girls and women with autism so often diagnosed late?In this episode of The Spicy Brain Podcast, host Lara Sullivan sits down with renowned neuroscientist and author of ‘The Lost Girls of Autism’, Professor Gina Rippon, to explore why so many autistic girls and women have been overlooked, misdiagnosed, or diagnosed far later in life.Together, they unpack how decades of autism research focused primarily on boys, shaping the way autism has been recognised, understood, and diagnosed - and leaving countless girls and women without the answers or support they needed.Part 1 explores:🌶️ Why autism presents differently in girls and women🌶️ The male bias in autism research and diagnosis🌶️ The mental health impact of late diagnosis🌶️ Why so many autistic women are misdiagnosed🌶️ Workplace support and accommodations that make a difference🌶️ The journey of self-understanding that follows a late diagnosis🌶️ Masking and camouflaging – what they are and why they matterTune in for a conversation that challenges outdated ideas about autism and asks what needs to change so that autistic girls and women are no longer overlooked.Part 2 is out next Tuesday.Resources:Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/05/autism-extreme-male-brain-simon-baron-cohenGina's Book: The Lost Girls of AutismThe Autistic Girls Network: https://autisticgirlsnetwork.org/Contact Spicy Brain:Email: hello@spicybrainmedia.comFollow us on social media:Instagram: www.instagram.com/spicybrain.podcast/Follow Lara:Website: linktr.ee/SullivanlaraInstagram: www.instagram.com/sullivanlara/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FqVo1ZyaIJlqKnwK3ztPTNicKUAgNLZ8P3d-lph6Td8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMWMz/OGVkZTMyNjRiYWFm/ZjhmNTAzYjg0MDdj/MzM5Yi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}