Artemisia - bio

Artemisia - bio

Artemisia is the author of 9 books, founder and creator of Help4aspergers.com and the founder and President of the International Aspergirl® Society. She is also a world traveled lecturer, composer, and performer. Her “Table of Female AS Traits” was the first of its kind in the world and influenced the diagnosis of countless women.

Autism Spectrum Books and Awards (as Rudy Simone)

1. Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome (Jessica Kingsley 2010). Winner: The Independent Publishers Gold Medal and ForeWord Review’s Book of the Year - Honorable mention. Foreword by Liane Holliday Willey
2. The A-Z of ASDs: Aunt Aspie’s Guide to Life (Jessica Kingsley 2016). Foreword by Stephen Shore
3. Asperger’s on the Job: Must-have Advice (Future Horizons 2010). Winner: ForeWord Review’s Book of the Year - Gold Medal. Foreword by Dr. Temple Grandin
4. 22 Things a Woman Must Know If She Loves a Man With Asperger Syndrome (Jessica Kingsley 2009)
5. 22 Things a Woman with Aspergers Wants her Partner to Know (Jessica Kingsley 2012). Winner: Living Now Book Awards Silver Medal. Foreword by Professor Tony Attwood

These books are available in a variety of languages, including French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Dutch, Danish, Greek and more.

Books written as Artemisia

6. Sex and the Single Aspie (Jessica Kingsley 2018)

Three other manuscripts are self-or soon-to-be-published.

7. Dying Star (prequel to Sex and the Single Aspie)

8. Divine and the Dead Muthaz (paramormal rock comedy)

9. Orsath (fantasy fiction)

Websites
www.Help4aspergers.com is one of the top resources in the world and contains the first “Table of Female AS Traits” created by Artemisia and now widely used by doctors everywhere to help identify AS in women and girls. It is now combined with www.AspergirlSociety.Org which is a top resource for women on the autism spectrum. Featuring articles, videos, blogs, books, advice and more contributed by and for members and sponsors, there is a community in the form of video chat groups and one-on-one Skypes with Artemisia.
www.Artemisia.Space is a site for all of her books, albums, performances and other work.

Presentations and Webinars for professional and personal development

1. Understanding Aspergers
2. The Rise of the Aspergirls
3. Asperger’s on the job
4. Understand your AS partner
5. Sex love and dating: for the Spectrum person

Past lectures
United States: NYC, New Orleans LA, Seattle WA, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Marin, Jackson MS, Long Island, Tulsa OK, Buffalo NY, Bozeman, Great Falls, Missoula MT
Canada: Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg
United Kingdom: London, Harrogate, Manchester, Newcastle, Scarborough, Scotland, Belfast, Keighley and Worth Valley, Sheffield, Scarborough, St Boswells, Worcester
Australia: Melbourne, Brisbane, Mackay, Albury/Wodonga, Perth, Launceston, Ballarat, Burwood, Sydney, Adelaide, Warrnambool
New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
Korea: 13th annual World Knowledge Forum 2012 in Seoul

Albums
Gothic Blues (2013), Thief of Dreams (2014), Penny Dredful (2016),

Performances

Dying Star (a play performed in Athens Greece 2017).

Musical performances: from New Orleans to Paris.

Comedy Performances: San Francisco, NY.

Interviews and Press
Several major publications including the New York Times, London Sunday Times, Vice Magazine, Daily Mail, AERA (Japan) and Time Magazine have interviewed Artemisia or written about her work.