Hello everyone and welcome to talk nerdy. Today is Monday, March 31st, 2025, and I'm the host of the show, Dr. Kara, Santa Maria.

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All right, let's get into it.

This week I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Gina Rippin.

She is emeritus professor of cognitive neuroimaging at the Aston Brain Center,

where she uses brain imaging techniques to investigate patterns of brain

activity in developmental disorders such as autism. And she has a brand new book out called

Off the Spectrum, why the science of autism has failed women and girls. So without any further ado,

here she is Dr. Gina Lippin.

Well, Gina, thank you so much for joining me today.

Thank you very much for asking me.

I am looking forward to talking about your new book, Off the Spectrum,

why the Science of Autism has failed women and girls.

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