![]() ![]() ![]() What are the key takeaways? Here they are:Īutistics are more likely to be trans and genderqueer than the general population. ![]() Okay, that is a lot of information and stats. Gender variance occurred equally among AFAB and AMAB individuals. Autistic children were 7.59 x more likely to express gender variance ADHD children 6.64 x more likely. Among the group, significantly greater proportions were Autistic (5.4%) or ADHD (4.8%) (compared to 1.7% in the comparison group). 2014 studied 1605 children referred to medical providers for gender issues. □ While it can be challenging to quantify gender variance, past studies identified that between 4% and 5.4% of autistic children may potentially be transgender or gender-diverse (compared to 0.7% of non-autistic children (Jansen et al., 2016, Strang et al., 2014, May et al., 2017). □ Regardless of an autism diagnosis, transgender and gender-diverse adults were more likely to report higher levels of autistic traits, systemizing, and sensory sensitivity, and, on average, lower measures of empathy Warrier et al., 2021. If you want to read more about this problematic intersection, I recommend reading ASAN, NCTE, and LGBTQ Task Force Joint Statement on the Rights of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Autistic People. □ 1 in 3 reports having their gender questioned because they were Autistic. □ 4.8% to 26% of people who present at GD clinics had an autism diagnosis (compared to 1-2% of the general population) Warrier et al., 2021. □ Hisle-Gorman, et al., 2019 found that Autistic children/adolescents were 4 times more likely (than allistics) to be Gender-diverse ( Hisle-Gorman, et al., 2019). □ Trans and Gender-Diverse people are more likely to suspect undiagnosed autism than cis men and cis-women, suggesting they may go undiagnosed at higher rates than cis-women and cis-men Warrier et al.2021. □ Regardless of an autism diagnosis, transgender & gender-diverse adults were more likely to report a higher level of autistic traits and sensory sensitives compared with cisgender adults Warrier et al., 2021. Based on the global population, Warrier et al.2021 estimate somewhere between 3-9% of transgender and gender-diverse adults may be autistic. Notably, this only includes diagnosed Autists–and many adults remain undiagnosed. □ Warrier et al., 2021 found that transgender and genderqueer adults were three to six times more likely to be diagnosed as autistic than cisgender adults. The following research was drawn from a large meta-study that included over 641,860 individuals. And in the same ways that autism can present differently in cis girls, there may also be specific manifestations of autistic traits within the Trans community which are poorly understood (which may interfere with diagnosis) Warrier et al., 2021. Emerging research points to the likelihood that Trans individuals may be even more likely to go undiagnosed. Until recently, it has been unclear whether similar findings were true for Trans individuals. There is compelling research that autism goes under-diagnosed and misdiagnosed in cisgender women and that Autistic traits manifest differently in girls (Lai et al., 2020, Head et al., 2014 Loomes et al., 2017 and Frazier, 2014). So here is a rundown of the research behind today’s infographic. We are also likely just touching the tip of the iceberg as emerging research suggests Trans adults go undiagnosed at very high rates. ![]() In recent years there have been a few landmark studies that have helped us to understand just how much these two identities overlap and intersect. There is a significant overlap between genderqueerness and neurodivergence. ![]()
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