Eleanor White
Thesis title: “The Borderline to Autism Pipeline”: Autistic Women and Gender Diverse Individuals’ Experiences of Borderline Misdiagnosis
Health in Social Science
Year of study: 2
- School of Health in Social Science
Contact details
- Email: s2305066@ed.ac.uk
Background
During my Honours Sociology undergraduate degree, I became immersed in medical sociology and began researching medical gaslighting and chronic pain in women. This led me to pursue my MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society at The University of Cambridge, where my research focused on Autistic women. My PhD now focuses on the overlap of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and autism, and the implications of borderline diagnosis for Autistic women and gender-diverse individuals.
Qualifications
MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society, University of Cambridge
Bachelor of Arts (Honours with Distinction) in Sociology, Simon Fraser University
Social Justice Certificate, Simon Fraser University
Undergraduate teaching
- Gender, Sexualities and Health, Tutor
- Mental Health and Society, Tutor
Research summary
- Autism and gender, borderline, sociology of mental health, medical sociology
- Work-integrated learning experiences for Autistic students, employment and autism