Tania Marshall is an International award winning author, researcher and consultant clinical psychotherapist and forensic consultant. She was one of the first psychologists in the world to detail the Autistic female profile. She wrote about this on her now famous 2013 blog at https://taniaannmarshall.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/moving-towards-a-female-profile-the-unique-characteristics-abilities-and-talents-of-asperwomen-adult-women-with-asperger-syndrome/

She has worked in the areas of child development, child psychology, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, ADHD and related developmental conditions for 30 years, in a variety of roles. She has worked in private school, hospital and private practice settings. Tania holds a Master of Science in Applied Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She can be reached at aspiengirl@gmail.com

Tania works in private practice with individuals who have/are Asperger syndrome, autism, highly sensitive, gifted, twice-exceptional (2e), anxiety, OCD, depression and/or learning differences.

Tania has worked with hundreds of females who have been misdiagnosed, are 'self-diagnosed' or had some of the defining characteristics of Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning Autism, but not enough for a formal diagnosis. Many of these individuals have a stunning array of gifts and talents, in addition to challenges. This particular group of individuals tend to have some the characteristic traits of Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism, but often present differently, confusing professionals. The field of female Autism is a very new area of research, and as such, very little is known.

In private practice, Tania was seeing more and more females being referred to her, who presented with a number of diagnoses, who had not been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Condition, yet had some features of Autism. This peaked her interest as she found it a fascinating area of research. This interest combined with the lack of knowledge, resources and awareness of females was the reason Tania decided to create the AspienGirl® Project, consisting of education, awareness, advocacy and philanthropy.

Tania wrote her first book, in a series, on female Autism, in 2014, entitled, "I Am AspienGirl®: The Unique Characteristics, Traits and Gifts of Females on the Autism Spectrum" to provide awareness of the female profile. The Foreward was written by world expert Dr. Judith Gould, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Director of the NAS Lorna Wing Centre for Autism, UK. Testimonials have been provided also by world experts Dr. Temple Grandin and Dr. Shana Nichols. This amazing group of females are trailblazers in their own right and Tania is most grateful to have their support.

Tania wrote the sequel to I Am AspienGirl®, entitled, "I Am AspienWoman: The Unique Characteristics, Traits and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum", in 2015. She is writing further instalments in the series.

Tania interviewed the amazing Dr. Uta Frith about Autism and female Autism in 2013, and this can be found at Tania's Wordpress blog site at http://taniaannmarshall.wordpress.com/2013/06/27/professional-interview-series-professor-uta-frith/

Tania created the AspienGirl® and AspienWoman Mentor Interview Series, devoted to interviewing females from a variety of countries about their diagnosis, their talents and their challenges. These interviews are being uploaded on a regular basis.

Tania's blog is a combination of interviews and writings specific to female Autism and Asperger Syndrome.

The AspienGirl® and AspienWoman Mentor Project and Interview Series was created due to the lack of information about successful females on the Spectrum and their innate strengths.

Tania created the AspienGirl® Project to address several issues:

Awareness: Females do have Autism or Aspergers, are often misdiagnosed and receiving inappropriate interventions.

Advocacy: Females are marginalized members of society. AspienGirls form a minority sub-culture within a larger marginalized group of females, and as such, have unique needs and challenges.

Education: There is little knowledge of Aspiengirls around the world, and as such, the AspienGirl® book series, contributes to the evolving and growing literature and knowledge base. An important step is to make available resources about the female profile across the lifespan, gender differences, interventions and support for females, in as many languages and countries as possible.

Philanthropy: Often AspienGirls seeking a diagnosis are often not able to afford the cost. The AspienGirl® Project will donate a percentage of book sales to cover the costs of diagnoses for those that cannot afford it.

Tania can be reached at aspiengirl@gmail.com for diagnostic assessment, consultations, therapy, coaching, workshops and/or trainings.

Websites:

To contact Tania: aspiengirl@gmail.com

Blog: taniaannmarshall.wordpress.com

Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/neurodiversityacademy

Tania Marshall is a highly sought after clinical consultant psychotherapist. She was one of the first psychologists to detail the Autistic female profile and has worked within this area for 30 years. Her professional practice consists of diagnostic assessments, consultations and/or therapy. She also consults and trains other professionals, from a wide variety of backgrounds, on the Autistic female profile. She currently works with a number of high profile and/or celebrity clients. She can be reached for assessments, consultations, collaborations, problem-solving sessions, and counseling. She is available ONLINE only, with the exception of her consulting work with intelligence and law enforcement. Her other area of work is fulfilling her contractual obligations to intelligence and forensics, as it relates to the intersectionality of neurodiversity, crime, law enforcement, cybercrime and radicalisation.

Tania Marshall has been nominated for a 2019 ASPECT Autism Australia awards in the Advancement category, for advancing the field of female autism. Tania was previously nominated in 2016 and 2015. She is an international two-time Gold Medal award-winning author, clinical consultant psychotherapist, author and trainer. Ms. Marshall has presented on Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Twice-Exceptionality, the Gifted and talented and neurodiverse individuals, in a number of different settings and countries.

Her 2013 blog "Moving towards a female profile of Asperger Syndrome" gained International recognition by researchers, professionals, and those working in education, the workplace, and law enforcement. In 2017, Tania was invited to provide opening remarks on Day II of the II Symposium and Women's Conference, hosted by Mujeres Tea, Argentina. She had been invited to provide opening remarks for Asperger Sevilla's first Women and Asperger event in Spain, 2017. She is a member of the International Pediatric and adolescent gender dysphoria working group.

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Twitter for Aspiengirl Book: @AspienGirl

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Tania Marshall, M.Sc. (App. Psych.), B.A. (Psych.) is an International Gold medal-winning author, clinical consultant psychotherapist and trainer. She is a 3X (2019, 2016, 2015) ASPECT Autism National Recognition Award Nominee (Advancement Category), for her work advancing the field of female autism. She is one of the first psychologists to detail the Autistic female profile.

She is recognized internationally for her work in advancing the field of female Autism and Neurodiversity, by profiling the the unique characteristics, strengths and challenges of NeuroDiverse individuals. She has worked with many thousands of Neurodiverse individuals from 18 months - 80 years, from a wide variety of backgrounds, cultures and countries. Her first book, entitled "I Am AspienGirl©: The Unique Characteristics, Traits and Strengths of Young Females on the Autism Spectrum", foreword by Dr. Judith Gould, won an IPPY eLIT Gold Medal Award in 2015 and is an Amazon USA bestseller. I am AspienGirl has been translated into Spanish and is entitled 'Soy AspienGirl'.

Tania's second book, entitled "I Am AspienWoman: The Unique Characteristics, Traits, and Strengths of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum", Foreword by Dr. Shana Nichols, was released August 2016 and became an instant Amazon bestseller in multiple categories. "I Am AspienWoman" was awarded the 2016 IPPY eLIT Gold Medal Award in the 'Women's Issues' category. Tania's work has been translated and/or cited in numerous publications including Sarah Hendrickxs' recent book entitled "Women and Girls with an Autism Spectrum Disorder" (2015), foreword by Dr. Judith Gould and also referred to in Dr. Judith Gould's training on the assessment and diagnoses of females on the Autism Spectrum.

Tania worked on a PhD pilot level project with Dr. Amanda Webster entitled 'Exploring Success in Women with an ASD'. She has also worked on a number of projects that offer guidance, motivation, inspiration, and support to neurodiverse individuals. She provided the welcome and opening remarks at the 2015 first International Autistic Women's Symposium held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

She has been interviewed on both The Autism Show (EdX), Vancouver, Canada and Positively Autistic, London UK, and her work has been featured in Autism Parenting Magazine, the Missouri Autism Report, Geek Club Books, Autism Companion Magazine, Autistic Spectrum Digest, Autism Daily Newscast, the Irish Examiner, Differentbrains.com and Network Autism/The National Autistic Society (UK).

Tania currently works in busy private practice with individuals, across the lifespan, who are involved in the following, but not limited to: gifted and talented, celebrities, performing artists, professional singers, actors, authors, artists, translators, dancers, models, performing artists, professional sports individuals, gifted and talented individuals, twice-exceptional (2e), Autism, or Asperger Syndrome, highly sensitive people and individuals with savants skills, and twice-exceptional and/or neurodiverse individuals, across the lifespan. She also consults with the Police and other law enforcement/government personnel and lawyers. She has been working with gifted and talented individuals for many years.

Tania was interviewed by Dr. Harold Reitman in a 2 part series by Different Brains, where Part I can be found here: http://differentbrains.com/aspiengirl-embracing-strengths-women-aspergers-syndrome-tania-marshall-edb-51/ and Part II here: http://differentbrains.com/gender-differences-neurodiversity-recognizing-diversity-within-autism-spectrum-tania-marshall-edb-54/

You can watch all of Tania's videos on her Vimeo channel here: https://vimeo.com/neurodiversityacademy

Tania can be reached at aspiengirl@gmail.com for diagnostic impressions assessments, diagnoses, consultations, therapy, coaching via telehealth (Zoom/Skype or other) ONLY. Her books are generally closed (with some exceptions) and her team maintain both waiting and cancellation lists for clients. She see clients worldwide. She also works in person and on-line with law enforcement and/or intelligence. All inquiries regarding interviews, presentations, workshops, and/or conferences, translation inquiries, publishing/book, media inquiries, trainings, including intelligence/forensic assistance, email aspiengirl@gmail.com

Only serious inquiries will be answered.

For those looking for the research-based information in I Am AspienWoman, please go to pages 285-288 where you will see listed 53 relevant evidence-based publications and/or books. Further recommended resources are listed on page 290. Happy reading!