Rudy Simone

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Rudy Simone
Rudy Simone
Rudy Simone
Pen nameArtemisia
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
SubjectAsperger's Syndrome
Notable worksAspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger's Syndrome
Notable awardsGold Award from the Independent Publishers Group
Website
Official music website: Rudy Simone

Rudy Simone (pen name, Artemisia) is an American author of books on Asperger's Syndrome.

Interviews and appearances[edit]

She has been interviewed by The New York Times, TIME and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[1][2][3][4]

Rudy has lectured at autism and Asperger conferences in Britain.[5]

Published books[edit]

Her books have been translated into several languages.

  • 22 Things a Woman Must Know if She loves a Man with Asperger's Syndrome (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009) ISBN 978-1-84905-803-2
  • 22 Things A Woman with Asperger's Wants her Partner to Know (Jessica Kingsley Publisher, 2012) ISBN 978-1-84905-883-4
  • Asperger's on the Job Must-have Advice for People with Asperger's or High Functioning Autism, and their Employers, Educators, and Advocates (Future Horizons Publishing, 2010) ISBN 1935274090
  • Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger's Syndrome (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010) ISBN 978-1-84905-826-1
  • Orsath, an epic fantasy (2013)
  • The A-Z of ASDs: Aunt Aspie’s Guide to Life (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016)
  • Sex and the Single Aspie (Jessica Kingsley, 2018) written under the name Artemisia ISBN 978-1-78592-530-6

She has also penned the forewords to Asperger's in Pink and The Aspie Teen Survival Guide.[6][7]

Self-identification[edit]

Simone in 2012

In 2011 Simone told Time Magazine that she initially self diagnosed with Aspergers after failing to find a doctor within 500 miles of where she lived who would believe her.[8] In a December 2014 blog Simone wrote that between her writing and treatment as well as dietary changes, her symptoms had diminished to the point she did not feel she qualified as a person on the spectrum.[9] However, she later stated she still considers herself to be autistic, and most recently has been working in France to reform the treatment of people with autism in that country.[10]

On August 12, 2016, she gave an interview on the Everyday Aspie website where she explained that her self-diagnosis was not officially confirmed and she did not feel the need to be evaluated.[11]

She changed her name in 2017 and now publishes under the pseudonym Artemisia.[12]

Awards[edit]

Aspergirls won a Gold Award from the Independent Publishers Group in 2011,[13] and Asperger's on the Job won Honorable Mention in ForeWord magazine's 2010 Book of the Year Awards.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Amdur, Neil (August 3, 2009). "Asperger's Syndrome, on Screen and in Life; The New York Times health; New York Times.com". New York Times.com. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. ^ Szalavitz, Maia (December 27, 2011). "Mind Reading: A Q&A with the Author of Aspergirls | Healthland | TIME.com". Time. Healthland.time.com. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  3. ^ Lambert, Victoria (August 16, 2010). "Help at last for the Aspergirls; The Telegraph; telegraph.co.uk". telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  4. ^ Williamson, Brett (November 18, 2011). "The brilliance beneath her monster; 891 ABC Adelaide". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  5. ^ AspieRep (May 31, 2012). "Asperger's On the Job".
  6. ^ Clark, Julie. Asperger's in Pink. Future Horizons, 2010.
  7. ^ Krause, JD. The Aspie Teen Survival Guide. Future Horizons, 2010.
  8. ^ Girls on the Spectrum: Q&A with the Author of Aspergirls Time December 27, 2011
  9. ^ Why I no longer identify myself as Aspie Rudy Simone December 4, 2014 Archived August 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "An American Aspie in Paris | Rudy's Rants". Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  11. ^ "Meet Rudy Simone – Everyday Aspie". everydayaspie.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016.
  12. ^ "Artemisia.space – artemisia Resources and Information".
  13. ^ "Independent Publisher: THE Voice of the Independent Publishing Industry". Independent Publisher – feature.
  14. ^ Kaavonia Hinton (August 5, 2010). "Book Review of Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome (9781849058261) — Foreword Reviews". Foreword Reviews.

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