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Self-Advocacy, Work, & Autistic Girls and Women with Emily Lees
Description
Emily Lees is an autistic speech and language therapist and an advocate for pro-neurodiversity approaches. Listen to the interview with Emily as we explore:
- The unique challenges and strengths that being autistic presents to girls, and Emily’s own journey of being misdiagnosed in her adolescence
- Emily’s experience with job interviews and work, and the types of supports we should consider for other autistic adolescents and adults in the job interview process
- How Emily teaches self-advocacy to her students, and her unexpected response when a student says “Leave me alone”
- The ways that Emily’s autism can be a strength for her as a speech language pathologist and as a role model for girls
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