Abstract
Prior research has shown an elevation in autism traits and diagnoses in individuals seen for gender related consultation and in participants self-identifying as transgender. To investigate this relationship between autism and gender identity from a new angle, we compared the self-reported autism traits and sensory differences between participants with autism who did or did not identify with their assigned sex (i.e. cisgender or trans and non-binary, respectively). We found broad elevation of most cognitive autism traits in the trans and non-binary group (those who identified with a gender other than their assigned gender), and lower visual and auditory hypersensitivity. We contrast these data to existing hypotheses and propose a role for autistic resistance to social conditioning.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4070–4078 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Early online date | 30 Jul 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2018 |
Funding
Funding This research was funded in part by a European Research Council Consolidator Grant (Grant No. 648082).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Horizon 2020 Framework Programme | 648082 |
| European Research Council |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
Keywords
- Autism
- Bayesian cognition
- Gender dysphoria
- Gender identity
- Perception
- Transgender
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