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October 2019 Segment: ASKING SPECTRUM WOMEN with Becca Lory Hector CAS, BCCS

September 30, 2019 Spectrum Women

Welcome to October’s segment of Asking Spectrum Women with Becca Lory Hector. This month Becca discusses three questions asked by our followers. First up (01:18) Becca discusses identifying with autism, validation, and seeking diagnosis. The second part (06:40) focuses on masking and is it possible to “unmask”. The last part of the video (14:17) Becca explores PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) and Executive Functioning and what is looks like in adults. If you have a question you would like answered, please email us at support@spectrumwomen.com or Becca directly at info@beccalory.com

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ASK THE SPECTRUM WOMEN! Kate Ross on Burnout

September 14, 2019 Spectrum Women

Kate Ross of gives her insight on burnout.

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ASK THE SPECTRUM WOMEN! Terri Mayne Executive Dysfunction

September 14, 2019 Spectrum Women

Terri Mayne shares her tips for dealing with executive dysfunction.

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ASK THE SPECTRUM WOMEN! Regression & Mental Health – Becca Lory

September 14, 2019 Spectrum Women

Becca Lory Hector tackles questions from readers asking about regression and mental health.

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ASK THE SPECTRUM WOMEN! Social Hangovers Jen Elecheson

September 14, 2019 Spectrum Women

Jen Elcheson gives her insights on social hangovers, and self-care.

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ASK THE SPECTRUM WOMEN! “Is self-diagnosis valid?” by Renata Jurkevythz

September 14, 2019 Spectrum Women

Renata Jurkevythz gives her personal perspective on the question “Is self-diagnosis valid?”

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ASK THE SPECTRUM WOMEN! Clinicians & Mental Health by Yenn Purkis

September 14, 2019 Spectrum Women

Yenn Purkis tackles the question, how to ensure clinicians are actually helpful, especially around mental health?

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ASK THE SPECTRUM WOMEN! – Diagnosis by Becca Lory

September 14, 2019 Spectrum Women

Becca Lory Hector responds to a reader in the UK who finds herself questioning her diagnosis (with a little bit of help from Schmitt the cat)…

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Seeing the Unseen Premiere Thursday June 6, 2019

June 6, 2019 Spectrum Women

By Christine Jenkins, Spectrum Women Magazine international correspondent. I talked recently with Kristín Vilhjálmsdóttir about this new documentary. She is a translator based in Reykjavik, Iceland, and one of the 17 voices in the 90-minute film, Seeing the Unseen. When you consider the whole population of her country is 340,000, about one third of my urban municipality of Ottawa, Seeing the Unseen is a major achievement. It looks at the lives of 17 teen girls and women on the autistic spectrum and is presented by the Icelandic Autistic Society. The narration is based on a large portion of the poem […]

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VIDEO: NIMH Special Event – A Woman’s Voice: Understanding Autistic Needs

May 7, 2019 Spectrum Women

browser does not support iframe Run Time Approx 1 hour 40 minutes Event source page https://iacc.hhs.gov/meetings/autism-events/2019/april23/spectrum-women.shtml The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) is pleased to invite you to attend our annual special event to recognize National Autism Awareness Month, A Woman’s Voice: Understanding Autistic Needs. We will be hosting 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 will also include Jennifer O’Toole, author of Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on […]