About this event
All staff (academic and professional services) are welcome to attend. While this event is aimed at those who were assigned female at birth, it is inclusive of a diverse range of people including those who are gender-queer/non-binary individuals, trans men, and allies.
The theme of International Women's Day on 8 March 2024 is to Inspire Inclusion and so the Athena Swan teams across several schools (LPS, LifeSci, Engineering & BSMS) have come together with Organisational Development to offer ‘Celebrating ADHD and Autism in Women’.
We are delighted to welcome back Jess Rad, from The Womanhood, to talk about how Autism and ADHD presents in Women and the different ways these traits manifest. This event aims to help foster a sense of belonging to support Sussex's commitment to Athena Swan and wider EDI work.
Gender bias has had a huge impact on the identification and presentation of neurodivergent traits in women. As a result, many women only discover their identification with ADHD/Autism relatively later on in life and many wish they had greater support in understanding their neurobiology.
Find out how to support such individuals and to celebrate and connect women affected by these traits.
This workshop will cover:
- Increase awareness of how Autism and ADHD presents in Women.
- Destigmatise and celebrate Autism and ADHD via an introduction of the neurodiversity paradigm
- Reduce the potential loneliness felt by those neuro-curious / currently unidentified through the sharing of Unspoken Women’s Stories
Please register using your Sussex or BSMS email address (e.g. ab123@sussex/ab123@bsms.ac.uk). A link to join the session will be emailed to you the day before the event.
Book to attend here >