| Literature DB >> 30140984 |
John F Strang1,2,3,4, Meredith D Powers5,6,7, Megan Knauss5,7,8, Ely Sibarium5,9, Scott F Leibowitz10, Lauren Kenworthy5,6, Eleonora Sadikova5,6,7, Shannon Wyss11, Laura Willing6,7, Reid Caplan12, Noor Pervez12, Joel Nowak13, Dena Gohari5,7, Veronica Gomez-Lobo6,7,14, David Call6,7, Laura G Anthony15.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; Autistic; Gender dysphoria; Gender minority; Gender nonbinary; Gender-diverse; Neurodiversity; Transgender
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Year: 2018 PMID： 30140984 DOI： 10.1007/s10803-018-3723-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Autism Dev Disord ISSN： 0162-3257