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Double Diagnosis, Double Insight: Women’s Journeys with Autism and Ehlers-Danlos

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This panel explores the connection between Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Autism through the perspectives of individuals who live with both conditions. The discussion will highlight shared experiences such as chronic pain, fatigue, sensory sensitivities, and the challenges of navigating healthcare and daily life.



Dr. Emily Casanova, Thea Brain and grace Calhoun will also share insights into self-advocacy, research, support strategies, and community inclusion. By centering lived experience, this session aims to foster greater understanding, empathy, and practical awareness of what it means to live at the intersection of EDS and autism.

 

 

 

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Keywords Across Canada , Autism Edmonton , Autism in women , Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) , Healthcare , Hypermobility Spectrum , Interventions , Navigating programs and services , Planning for the future , PTSD , Research , Self-Advocacy , Self-advocate author or contributor , Stigma and Ableism , Well-being and life satisfaction , Women and Girls