The Autistic Postgraduate Woman - Navigating the Neurotypical University

Despite strong numbers of autistic students attending higher education, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) drives within academia to increase the number of disabled graduates undertaking further study, autistic postgraduate students are defined as having poorer outcomes than autistic people without degrees. This book will consider the 'unseen' challenges autistic women in postgraduate education may experience, with the aim to raise awareness and help to reduce this discrepancy. Combining a holistic view of up-to-date literature with personal experience, the author will discuss some of the stereotypical beliefs that surround autism, highlighting stigma but also dispelling misconceptions, and will explore how these experiences may be transferrable to other disabled and minority students.

About the author

Dr Sophie Phillips is a research associate at the University of Sheffield, working on a project investigating anti-ableist research cultures funded by the Wellcome Trust. Her research interests centre around increasing access to higher education for autistic women and more broadly neurodivergent individuals, following her own diagnosis as a young adult. Sophie is involved with the Nottinghamshire Autism Police Partnership, based at the University of Nottingham, with the aim of changing the way in which neurodivergent people are treated within the police system.

Summary

Bringing together current research with lived experience, this book considers the challenges of being an autistic woman in postgraduate education with the aim to raise awareness, challenge misconceptions and ignite change within the system.

Product details

• Authors: Sophie Phillips, Sophie Phillips
• Publisher: Pavilion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.10.2024
• EAN: 9781803883717
• ISBN: 978-1-80388-371-7
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 800 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders, MEDICAL / Neurology, Relating to people on the autism spectrum, Gender studies: women, Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, Gender studies: women and girls, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Autism & Asperger's Syndrome, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher