Youths with gender dysphoria have higher rates of Asperger syndrome

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new study provides clinical data to support growing evidence that autism spectrum disorder is more prevalent in children and adolescents with gender dysphoria than in the general population. Among youths seen at a pediatric gender clinic who were screened for ASD, 23 percent possibly or likely had Asperger syndrome, according to the study published in LGBT Health.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news