{"id":40,"date":"2025-03-06T17:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T17:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:39:15","slug":"famous-females-with-autism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/autistic-girls-profile\/famous-females-with-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous females with Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXO231557702 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO231557702 BCX8\">Just a handful of famous autis<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXO231557702 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO231557702 BCX8\">tic women&#8230;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXO231557702 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Greta Thurnberg<\/strong> &#8211; Environmental Activist<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"231\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/autistic-girls-profile\/famous-females-with-autism\/greta\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111608\/Greta.png\" data-orig-size=\"648,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Greta\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111608\/Greta-300x237.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111608\/Greta.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-231\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111608\/Greta-300x237.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111608\/Greta-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111608\/Greta.png 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Melanie Sykes\u00a0<\/strong> &#8211; Newsreader<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/autistic-girls-profile\/famous-females-with-autism\/melanie-sykes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111612\/Melanie-Sykes.png\" data-orig-size=\"648,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Melanie Sykes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111612\/Melanie-Sykes-300x237.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111612\/Melanie-Sykes.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-232\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111612\/Melanie-Sykes-300x237.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111612\/Melanie-Sykes-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111612\/Melanie-Sykes.png 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Christine McGuiness<\/strong> &#8211; Model<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"234\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/autistic-girls-profile\/famous-females-with-autism\/christine\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111948\/Christine.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"404,349\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Christine\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111948\/Christine-300x259.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111948\/Christine.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111948\/Christine-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111948\/Christine-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111948\/Christine.jpg 404w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Fern Brady<\/strong> &#8211; Comedian<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"230\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/autistic-girls-profile\/famous-females-with-autism\/fern-brady\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111603\/Fern-Brady.png\" data-orig-size=\"648,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fern Brady\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111603\/Fern-Brady-300x237.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111603\/Fern-Brady.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-230\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111603\/Fern-Brady-300x237.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111603\/Fern-Brady-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111603\/Fern-Brady.png 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Sia<\/strong> &#8211; Singer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"233\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/autistic-girls-profile\/famous-females-with-autism\/sia\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111618\/Sia.png\" data-orig-size=\"648,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sia\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111618\/Sia-300x237.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111618\/Sia.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111618\/Sia-300x237.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111618\/Sia-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111618\/Sia.png 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Dr Camilla Pang<\/strong> &#8211; Scientist<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/autistic-girls-profile\/famous-females-with-autism\/dr-camilla-pang\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111555\/Dr-Camilla-Pang.png\" data-orig-size=\"456,604\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dr Camilla Pang\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111555\/Dr-Camilla-Pang-226x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111555\/Dr-Camilla-Pang.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111555\/Dr-Camilla-Pang-226x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111555\/Dr-Camilla-Pang-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111555\/Dr-Camilla-Pang.png 456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Temple Grandin<\/strong> &#8211; Professor of Animal Science<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"229\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/autistic-girls-profile\/famous-females-with-autism\/dr-temple-grandin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111558\/Dr-Temple-Grandin.png\" data-orig-size=\"648,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dr Temple Grandin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111558\/Dr-Temple-Grandin-300x237.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111558\/Dr-Temple-Grandin.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-229\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111558\/Dr-Temple-Grandin-300x237.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111558\/Dr-Temple-Grandin-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/04\/04111558\/Dr-Temple-Grandin.png 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Amy Perrett<\/strong> &#8211; Female Rugby Referee<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"686\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/autistic-girls-profile\/famous-females-with-autism\/ap4-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/07\/22162120\/ap4-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ap4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/07\/22162120\/ap4-2-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/07\/22162120\/ap4-2.jpg\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt size-medium wp-image-686 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/07\/22162120\/ap4-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/07\/22162120\/ap4-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/07\/22162120\/ap4-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/07\/22162120\/ap4-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a handful of famous autistic women&#8230;\u00a0 Greta Thurnberg &#8211; Environmental Activist &nbsp; Melanie Sykes\u00a0 &#8211; Newsreader &nbsp; Christine McGuiness &#8211; Model &nbsp; Fern Brady &#8211; Comedian &nbsp; Sia &#8211; Singer &nbsp; Dr Camilla Pang &#8211; Scientist &nbsp; Temple Grandin &#8211; Professor of Animal Science &nbsp; Amy Perrett &#8211; Female Rugby Referee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25183,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":788,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions\/788"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}