Gina Rippon — Off the Spectrum: The Lost Girls of Autism
Neuroscientist Gina Rippon exposes decades of gender bias in autism research and reveals how autism manifests differently in women and girls.
Date & Time at 6:00 PM EST
Location Barnard College New York, US
Organizer Barnard College Center for Research on Women
Why we picked this
Autism research was built almost entirely on studies of boys. Rippon's work reveals what happens when an entire field gets its baseline wrong, and the real-world cost for women and girls who were never diagnosed.
Neuroscientist Gina Rippon presents her research exposing the devastating effects of systemic gender bias in autism research. For decades, the field focused almost exclusively on boys and men, producing diagnostic criteria, treatment approaches, and public understanding that systematically missed how autism manifests in women and girls.
Rippon also addresses what she calls “neurotrash,” the misuse of neuroscience to reinforce sexist assumptions about gender differences. In conversation with Rebecca Jordan-Young, Barnard Professor and Director of the Barnard Center for Research on Women. Free admission.