Common Intersection of Autism and Gender Diversity in Youth

Autism and gender diversity often intersect. Many transgender youth seeking gender-related medical interventions are autistic. Clinicians serving these youth lack an autism-specific evidence base to guide gender care decisions. At present, care decisions are based on extrapolation of care models from transgender youth samples, generally. At this point, there is no evidence to suggest that autistic youth are likely to experience shifts in gender or gender-related medical requests, although this has been insufficiently studied. In this article, cowritten by expert clinicians and autistic gender-diverse collaborators, an overview of clinical care considerations and the current evidence base is provided.

Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America - July 5, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: John F. Strang, Anna I.R. van der Miesen, Abigail L. Fischbach, Milana Wolff, Marvel C. Harris, Sascha E. Klomp Source Type: research