A Woman’s Voice: Understanding Autistic Needs

On April 23, 2019, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) hosted their annual special event to recognize National Autism Awareness Month, A Woman’s Voice: Understanding Autistic Needs. It featured a panel presentation featuring three authors of the book Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism, Barb Cook, Liane Holliday-Willey, Ed.D., and Dena Gassner, M.S.W. The panel also included Jennifer O'Toole, author of Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum. Panelists discussed their books and life from the perspective of a female on the spectrum.