2026 Speakers
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dr. Isabelle Hénault

Dr. Isabelle Hénault

Dr. Isabelle Hénault is a sexologist and psychologist from the University of Québec at Montréal, Canada. She is the Director of the Autism &Asperger’s Clinic in Montreal. 


Her practice and studies have focused on providing diagnosis, education and support to children, adolescents, adults and couples living with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Dr. Hénault has developed a relationship and sex education program and works with individuals and groups to increase their understanding of sexuality, and conducts relationship counselling. She is presently collaborating on numerous international research initiatives involving socio-sexual education and interpersonal relationships.  She worked for over 2 and a half years at Tony Attwood’s clinic in Australia.  
 
Dr. Hénault is the author of Asperger's Syndrome and Sexuality: From Adolescence through Adulthood, published by Jessica Kingsley Publisher, London (2005) and co-author of  The Autism Spectrum, Sexuality and the Law (Attwood, Hénault & Dubin) published by Jessica Kingsley Publisher, London (2014). 
 
She also collaborated on the book: Working with Autistic Transgender and Non-Binary people (Kourti & coll, 2021) and published the book: The Female Profile of Autism (JKP.com 2025). 

Sessions

The Female Profile of Autism

Thursday, November 12, 2026 @ 3:30PM - 4:30PM


Diagnosis of Autism in females has been a challenge for many years due to the lack of understanding and recognition of their complex characteristics. Dr. Hénault has been involved in developing guidelines to address the problem of diagnosing Autism in females (co-written with Dr. Tony Attwood, V. Pasin, B. Wicker, 2024 at Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London.
 

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