Sarah Hendrickx

 
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Sarah is autistic. She is author of Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum (JKP, 1st edition 2014, 2nd 2024).

Sarah has worked at Axia-ASD since 2017, diagnosing both NHS and private clients after having previously carried out Non-clinical Autism assessments independently and for the MoD since 2011. Sarah has also trained psychiatrists in the diagnosis of Autism in females.

Sarah has also delivered over 1000 Autism training workshops and conference presentations internationally to all types of professionals from educators and care providers to counsellors and lawyers. She has an unusually blunt and humorous speaking style which is more informal and 'says it like it is' more than many professionals. Many of her presentations can be found on YouTube. The following link is a presentation by Sarah at a National Autistic Society event, speaking about Autism in women and girls:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKzWbDPisNk

Sarah has spoken openly about her wide and varied life experiences in her talks as an Autism speaker, including 40+ failed jobs, life-long mental health difficulties and numerous disastrous relationships - all of which she shares with humour and brutal honesty. Sarah's partner, daughter, son and various other members of her family also have Autism diagnoses.

Sarah has written 6 books on Autism - employment, sex and relationships, alcoholism, girls and women on the Autism Spectrum and also on the adult neuro-diversity spectrum. She has been involved in the development of training materials for the Dept of Education funded AET National Autism Training Programme and also spent three years working for the Ministry of Defence supporting autistic employees in science and technology. She was also involved in Scottish Autism’s Right Click Programme for Women and Girls and the National Autistic Society Professional Module for Clinicians diagnosing women and girls. She was Project Leader for ASpire autism mentoring project, and has worked in residential care and educational settings. 

Sarah has a Postgraduate Certificate in Asperger Syndrome and an MA in Autism.

Sarah is alive and well and living in the South of France, where she works remotely as a diagnostician at Axia-ASD. She is also in the process of writing two new books - one on autistic menopause and another on the journey towards adult autism diagnosis.