Rudy Simone

Rudy Simone
Rudy Simone
	Rudy Simone
Occupation	Author
Nationality	American
Subject	Asperger's Syndrome and Autism
Notable works	Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger's Syndrome
Notable awards	Gold Award from the Independent Publishers Group , Gold Award from The Foreword Review

Rudy Simone (aka Artemisia) is an American author of books on Asperger's Syndrome and autism.

Self-identification and Diagnosis

In 2011 Simone told Time Magazine that she initially self diagnosed with Aspergers after failing to find a doctor within 500 miles of where she lived who would believe her.^[1] However, in 2013 she received an official diagnosis and has posted the document publicly.^[2]^{[unreliable source?]}

Awards

Aspergirls won a Gold Award from the Independent Publishers Group in 2011,^[3] and Asperger's on the Job won a Gold Award from the ForeWord Review in 2010,^[4]

Published books

Her books have been translated into several languages.

22 Things a Woman Must Know if She loves a Man with Asperger's Syndrome (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009) ISBN 978-1-84905-803-2
22 Things A Woman with Asperger's Wants her Partner to Know (Jessica Kingsley Publisher, 2012) ISBN 978-1-84905-883-4
Asperger's on the Job Must-have Advice for People with Asperger's or High Functioning Autism, and their Employers, Educators, and Advocates (Future Horizons Publishing, 2010) ISBN 1935274090
Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger's Syndrome (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010) ISBN 978-1-84905-826-1
The A-Z of ASDs: Aunt Aspie’s Guide to Life (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016)
Sex and the Single Aspie (Jessica Kingsley, 2018) written under the name Artemisia ISBN 978-1-78592-530-6

References

^ Girls on the Spectrum: Q&A with the Author of Aspergirls Time December 27, 2011
^ "I'm Right Here: Rudy Simone on Life as an "Aspergirl"". October 29, 2010.
^ "Independent Publisher: THE Voice of the Independent Publishing Industry". Independent Publisher – feature.
^ "Asperger's on the Job: 2010 INDIES Winner".

External links

Help 4 Aspergers at the Wayback Machine (archived 2020-02-20)

[1] Girls on the Spectrum: Q&A with the Author of Aspergirls Time December 27, 2011

[2] "I'm Right Here: Rudy Simone on Life as an "Aspergirl"". October 29, 2010.

[3] "Independent Publisher: THE Voice of the Independent Publishing Industry". Independent Publisher – feature.

[4] "Asperger's on the Job: 2010 INDIES Winner".

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Diagnoses	Pervasive developmental disorder Autistic disorder Asperger syndrome Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified Childhood disintegrative disorder High-functioning autism
Associated conditions and phenomena	Alexithymia Autism and LGBTQ identities Autistic burnout Autistic catatonia Autistic masking Autistic meltdown Echolalia Echopraxia Emotional dysregulation Hyperlexia Infodumping Late talker Monotropism Nonverbal autism Pathological demand avoidance Pronoun reversal Savant syndrome Special interests Stimming Sensory overload
Comorbid conditions	Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Anxiety disorder obsessive–compulsive disorder Developmental coordination disorder Epilepsy Intellectual disability Sensory processing disorder Global developmental delay Developmental verbal dyspraxia
Associated syndromes	22q13 deletion syndrome Angelman syndrome CHARGE syndrome Cohen syndrome Cornelia de Lange syndrome DiGeorge syndrome Down syndrome Fetal valproate spectrum disorder Fragile X syndrome MECP2 duplication syndrome Neurofibromatosis type I Noonan syndrome Multiple hamartoma syndrome Rett syndrome Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome Timothy syndrome Tuberous sclerosis Williams syndrome
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