About RUTH SNYDER,
R.N.
Ruth
Snyder, R.N., was diagnosed with autism as a child, and received institutional
care. Ruth was unaware of her diagnosis of autism until one of her children was
diagnosed as well.
She
is a Registered Nurse and the mother of four children, two of which have been
diagnosed with autism. She is also a featured author in the magazine “The
Autism File,” the books “Asperger’s From The
Inside Out,” by Michael John Carley, “Autism Tomorrow,” by
Karen Simmons, and the anthology “Autism and Girls” featuring Tony
Attwood.
Ruth
has presented at many autism conferences, such as Autism Avenue, AutismOne, the Autism Society of America’s annual
conference, the Autism Trust USA’s Autism Summit, the Autism Society of
Greater Wisconsin’s annual conference, and the American Association of
Neuroscience Nurses’ annual educational meeting.
Ruth
currently lives in Rockford, Illinois.