ReviewReview journal of autism and developmental disorders2024
Theories on the Link Between Autism Spectrum Conditions and Trans Gender Modality: a Systematic Review.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Adverse outcomes for autistic people: an umbrella review of mental health, physical health, social and lifestyle domains.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Discrimination in autism as measured by minimal group and sheer difference experiments.British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953) · 2026Article
- Does Autogynephilia Theory Still Provide a Useful Explanatory Framework for Understanding Transfeminine Identity and Sexuality?Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- "It's Like a Chain Reaction of Discomfort": A Phenomenological Qualitative Study on the Intersection of Autism and Gender Incongruence in Adolescents.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Gender Diversity, Gender Dysphoria/Incongruence, and the Intersection with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Updated Scoping Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Implicit and explicit gender identification in autistic and nonautistic gender clinic-referred youth, and their caregivers.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Obsessional thinking and autistic traits are each uniquely associated with greater traits of gender dysphoria in clinical and nonclinical adult samples.Molecular autism · 2025Article
- On being (not so) different: perceptions of gender dysphoria and neurodiversity among people aged 15-35 in Sweden.Frontiers in sociology · 2025Article
- Principlism and contemporary ethical considerations for providers of transgender health care.International journal of transgender health · 2025Article
- Gender Dysphoria and Related Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Bilingual Review of the Literature.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Revisiting the Link: A qualitative analysis of the diverse experiences of gender dysphoria as a subset of pervasive social dysphoria co-occurring with autism in Japan.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
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Abstract
While research on the prevalence of co-occurring autism spectrum conditions (ASC) and trans gender modality (TGM) is available, less is known about the underlying mechanism of this association. Insight is needed to improve treatment of trans autistic people. This review provides an overview of theories on the ASC-TGM link and the available evidence for/against them published between January 2016 and October 2020. A systematic search was performed in PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Scopus. This resulted in 36 studies, in which 15 theories were identified. Results indicate all theories lack substantial empirical support. Unlikely and promising theories were identified. The most promising theories were those on resistance to social norms and weakened sex differences. Future directions are provided.
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