ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2018
"They Thought It Was an Obsession": Trajectories and Perspectives of Autistic Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adolescents.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 146 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Gender Diversity, Gender Dysphoria/Incongruence, and the Intersection with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Updated Scoping Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
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- A scoping review of the lived experiences of gender diverse children and youth with disabilities.International journal of transgender health · 2026Review
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- Autistic and transgender/gender diverse people's experiences of health and healthcare.Molecular autism · 2025Article
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- "I Don't Understand Their Sense of Belonging": Exploring How Nonbinary Autistic Adults Experience Gender.Autism in adulthood · 2024Article
- Supports and Barriers to Inclusive Workplaces for LGBTQIA+ Autistic Adults in the United States.Autism in adulthood · 2024Article
- Research methods at the intersection of gender diversity and autism: A scoping review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
- Gender, assigned sex at birth, and gender diversity: Windows into diagnostic timing disparities in autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
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Abstract
Despite research exploring autism in gender-diverse adolescents, no studies have elicited these individuals' perspectives. In-depth interviews with 22 well-characterized autistic gender-diverse adolescents revealed critical themes, including: recollections of pre-pubertal gender nonconformity; vivid experiences of gender dysphoria; a fear of social gender expression due to perceived animosity toward transgender people; and specific challenges that result from the interplay of gender diversity and neurodiversity. During the ~ 22 month study social gender affirmation increased in six participants and gender dysphoria attenuated in four participants. Given the ethical imperative to understand and prioritize the voiced perspectives and needs of autistic gender minority adolescents as well as the discovery of shared themes and experiences in this population, results should inform clinical research approaches and priorities.
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