Publications + Presentations                    

Coming soon! A practical, evidence-based guide to Autistic menopause (I have illustrated this innovative book, which is really exciting! I'll add a link as soon as the publisher lists it).          

Autumn 2025  "Grow old along with me"1: A creative celebration of Autistic ageing 

Autism Europe Congress, Dublin, Eire (in person performance art presentation). 


 1. Lennon, J. (1984). ‘Grow Old with Me’ on ‘Milk and Honey’ Spotify Accessed 03/11/2024

"Struggling for Years": An International Survey on Autistic Experiences of Menopause. Jenkins, C.A., Moseley, R. (joint first authors), Matthews, R.J., Janse van Rensburg, M., Gamble-Turner, J.M., and Brady, M.J. (2024) Neurodiversity.      

Unmasking Autistic Menopause. Rose Matthews. Performance/presentation, 3rd Annual Menstruation Research Network Conference, Liverpool John Moores University, 2024. Unmasking Autistic Menopause PPT presentation  

Stepping into who I fully am: A creative exploration of Autistic menopause. Rose Matthews, et al. (accepted by the International Journal of Disability and Social Justice, September 2024).     

"Retirement is one hell of a change": Autistic people's experiences of retiring. Jade Davies, Rose Matthews, Anna Melissa Romualdez, Elizabeth Pellicano, Anna Remington. Autism in Adulthood (2024), free to access preprint available here.  

Reflections of an autistic social worker (who didn’t know it at the time). 

Chapter in Bentley-Simon, K. & Maclean, S. (2023) 'Emergence: Hidden Narratives from Neurodivergent Social Workers'.      Kirwin Maclean.  

The Night I lost my freedom and got it back again Autism in Adulthood (2022), free to access preprint available here.  


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