Hannah Belcher, Ph.D.<\/a>, Autistic researcher, speaker, and author, discusses the often late and missed diagnosis of autistic females. She dives into the gender gap inherent in autism research, assessments, and clinical understanding, demonstrating how this has led to late and misdiagnosis of autism in women. The speaker presents contemporary research working to uncover a female autism phenotype and discusses masking as implicated in mental health and diagnosis. Belcher continually asserts the societal need for greater understanding and accommodation of autistic womens\u2019 lived experiences and outlines what needs to change before the question and answer session.<\/span><\/p>\n Learn more about our speaker Hannah Belcher, Ph.D. HERE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Take the knowledge quiz for this presentation HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>