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Largest study to date confirms overlap between autism and gender diversity
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Largest study to date confirms overlap between autism and gender diversity
BY LAURA DATTARO / 14 SEPTEMBER 2020
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Double rainbow: Gender identity tends to be more varied among autistic people than in the general population.
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People who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth are three to six times as likely to be autistic as cisgender people are, according to the largest study yet to examine the connection1. Gender-diverse people are also more likely to report autism traits and to suspect they have undiagnosed autism.
Researchers often use ‘gender diverse’ as an umbrella term to describe people whose gender identities — such as transgender, nonbinary or gender-queer — differ from the sex they were assigned at birth. Cisgender, or cis, refers to people whose gender identity and assigned sex match.
The results come from an analysis of five unrelated databases that all include information about autism, mental health and gender.
“All these findings across different datasets tend to tell a similar story,” says study investigator Varun Warrier, research associate at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Autistic people are more likely than neurotypical people to be gender diverse, several studies show, and gender-diverse people are more likely to have autism than are cisgender people2,3.
But most previous studies have probed the relationship among people who sought gender-related medical care — often for gender dysphoria, a condition in which the ‘mismatch’ between gender identity and sex assigned at birth causes significant distress. That cohort doesn’t represent the full scope of gender-diverse people, says Aron Janssen, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, who was not involved in the work.
“It’s so vital to understand this question outside of the clinical context,” Janssen says. “A more naturalistic study with this many participants outside of a clinical context really does provide a lot of support for this overlap.”
Gender and autism:
The five datasets together include 641,860 people, mostly adults; 30,892 have autism and 3,777 identify as gender diverse. The majority of the data — from about 514,000 people — came from an online survey conducted as part of a 2017 British television documentary about autism. (Simon Baron-Cohen, professor of developmental psychopathology at the University of Cambridge and the new study’s lead investigator, led the collection of those data.)
Three of the other datasets also used online questionnaires. The fifth came from a population study that collected information through primary care providers and included an optional online survey about autism traits. All of the studies included a question about autism diagnosis and asked for supplementary information, such as a participant’s age at diagnosis. One asked for a copy of medical records to confirm the diagnosis.
The surveys also gave different options for sex and gender: One included the terms ‘nonbinary’ and ‘other,’ for example, and another used variations on sentences such as “At birth I was registered as female, but I am male.”
About 30,000, or 5 percent, of the cisgender people in the study have autism, the researchers found, whereas 895, or 24 percent, of the gender-diverse people do.
Gender-diverse people also report, on average, more traits associated with autism, such as sensory difficulties, pattern-recognition skills and lower rates of empathy — or accurately understanding and responding to another person’s emotional state. And they are five times as likely to suspect they have undiagnosed autism as cis people are, based on one dataset of 1,803 people whose survey included this question.
The findings were published in Nature Communications in August.
The researchers also explored the relationship between gender identity and six mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many of these conditions co-occur with autism, and it has been unclear whether autism’s association with gender diversity is unique among these conditions, Warrier says.
Gender-diverse people have higher rates of all six conditions than cisgender people do, according to the new study. The association was highest for autism and depression.
Clinical implications:
The study reinforces trends seen in smaller studies, says Jeroen Dewinter, senior researcher at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, who was not involved in the research.
“They did a really great job in confirming earlier findings in a really careful way,” Dewinter says.
It also indicates a need for clinicians and educators to talk with autistic people about gender identity, Dewinter says, and to be aware of potential mental health impacts that can result from ‘minority stress’ — or the difficulties associated with being part of a marginalized group. Being both autistic and gender diverse can intensify such stress4.
“Clinicians and practitioners in both fields — autism and gender identity — need to be aware of this association, and to factor it into how best to support the person’s mental health,” Baron-Cohen says.
Nearly 70 percent of autistic gender-diverse adolescents say they need medical gender-related care, according to a small 2018 study, and 32 percent say their gender identity has been questioned because of their autism diagnosis5.
“It’s really, really distressing to read sometimes, where you have people who have very strong gender dysphoria and want to transition, and their therapist says, ‘Well, we need to first cure your autism before we transition,’ which is wrong on all levels,” Warrier says. “We want this study to really demonstrate that both of these things can co-occur, and just because these things co-occur does not mean that one should be denied.”
The findings also suggest that researchers should investigate how autism presents in gender-diverse people, Warrier adds. Researchers have often missed autism in cisgender girls because they tend to show different traits than cisgender boys do, and the same may be true for gender-diverse people.
Further research should move beyond quantifying the relationship between autism and gender, Janssen says, and focus instead on investigating the research priorities and clinical needs of autistic gender-diverse people, as well as underlying causes of the overlap.
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The Mandalorian star Gina Carano has been accused of “mocking trans people” after putting the words “boop/bob/beep” in her Twitter bio in lieu of pronouns.
The actress who portrays Cara Dune in the Disney+ Star Wars series was asked by fans whether she would add pronouns to her bio to show solidarity with the trans community.
The act of adding pronouns has been common among trans and non-binary people in order to avoid being misgendered, while many cisgender people have also included them to show support for the community.
Hoes absolutely fucking mad. How the fuck can they be this surprised that someone who used to fight for a living won't give in to some online bullying? Not to mention the fact that of all the things they could have actually taunted her about (her utter lack of acting ability. Her geting mullered by the human/steroid hybrid that is Cyborg etc) the best they could try was calling her a racist/transhopbe, and fat and ugly.
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British Medical Association rules trans and non-binary people should be able to self-declare their own gender
VIC PARSONS, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Trans and non-binary people should be able to self-declare their legal gender without the need for a medical diagnosis, says the British Medical Association.
And the British Medical Association (BMA) is calling on the government to ensure the rights of trans and non-binary people in accessing healthcare, after the successful ruling yesterday in favour of trans rights.
The trade union, which is the professional association of doctors in the UK, passed the historic motion at its Annual Representatives Meeting (ARM) meeting.
The BMA motion declares the union supports: self-declaration of gender for trans and non-binary people, continued access to gender-related healthcare for under-18s, trans people accessing healthcare in settings “appropriate to their gender identity”, ensuring trans healthcare workers can access facilities of the gender they identify as, and ensuring all trans people can access gendered spaces in line with their gender identity.
“We as doctors are in a unique position, because we’re asked to take an active role in people’s transitions,” said Dr Grace Allport, who spoke in favour of the motion at the BMA’s virtual ARM yesterday.
“I hope the BMA ruling gets doctors to reflect on what we’re trying to do here,” she added. “And I hope GPs who are concerned about providing treatment like hormones will see that they have the backing of the medical community at large.”
Currently, adult trans men and women who want to have their gender legally recognised – a process governed by the 2004 Gender Recognition Act (GRA) and important for administrative purposes such as taxes, pensions and marriages – must have a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
Reforming the GRA and removing the need for trans people to have a medical diagnosis to get their gender legally recognised was suggested by then-prime minister Theresa May in 2017.
But despite a huge public consultation on potential reforms in 2018, and leaked reports earlier this year that suggested 70 per cent of the more than 100,000 people who responded to the public consultation back demedicalising the gender recognition process in the UK, the Conservative government has yet to publish the results or announce its plans for reforming the GRA.
Allport, who authored the BMA motion in favour of trans and non-binary people self-declaring their gender, told PinkNews that it was written with the leaked reports about GRA reform and equalities chief Liz Truss’ comments about trans healthcare in mind.
“As doctors, it’s really important that we take a stand,” she said. “The government shouldn’t be picking and choosing what healthcare is appropriate.”
The heated public debate over whether trans and non-binary people should be allowed to self-declare their gender (a system in place in dozens of other countries including Ireland, Malta and Argentina) had put doctors in a “weird position where we’re expected to define what is a valid transition”, Allport added.
“We end up as gatekeepers, not just of healthcare but of what is ‘male’ and ‘female’,” she continued. “It doesn’t feel like a role doctors should be doing – it doesn’t feel like something anyone should be doing for anyone else.”
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This is good for money. The customers are always right.
British Medical Association rules trans and non-binary people should be able to self-declare their own gender
VIC PARSONS, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Trans and non-binary people should be able to self-declare their legal gender without the need for a medical diagnosis, says the British Medical Association.
And the British Medical Association (BMA) is calling on the government to ensure the rights of trans and non-binary people in accessing healthcare, after the successful ruling yesterday in favour of trans rights.
The trade union, which is the professional association of doctors in the UK, passed the historic motion at its Annual Representatives Meeting (ARM) meeting.
The BMA motion declares the union supports: self-declaration of gender for trans and non-binary people, continued access to gender-related healthcare for under-18s, trans people accessing healthcare in settings “appropriate to their gender identity”, ensuring trans healthcare workers can access facilities of the gender they identify as, and ensuring all trans people can access gendered spaces in line with their gender identity.
“We as doctors are in a unique position, because we’re asked to take an active role in people’s transitions,” said Dr Grace Allport, who spoke in favour of the motion at the BMA’s virtual ARM yesterday.
“I hope the BMA ruling gets doctors to reflect on what we’re trying to do here,” she added. “And I hope GPs who are concerned about providing treatment like hormones will see that they have the backing of the medical community at large.”
Currently, adult trans men and women who want to have their gender legally recognised – a process governed by the 2004 Gender Recognition Act (GRA) and important for administrative purposes such as taxes, pensions and marriages – must have a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
Reforming the GRA and removing the need for trans people to have a medical diagnosis to get their gender legally recognised was suggested by then-prime minister Theresa May in 2017.
But despite a huge public consultation on potential reforms in 2018, and leaked reports earlier this year that suggested 70 per cent of the more than 100,000 people who responded to the public consultation back demedicalising the gender recognition process in the UK, the Conservative government has yet to publish the results or announce its plans for reforming the GRA.
Allport, who authored the BMA motion in favour of trans and non-binary people self-declaring their gender, told PinkNews that it was written with the leaked reports about GRA reform and equalities chief Liz Truss’ comments about trans healthcare in mind.
“As doctors, it’s really important that we take a stand,” she said. “The government shouldn’t be picking and choosing what healthcare is appropriate.”
The heated public debate over whether trans and non-binary people should be allowed to self-declare their gender (a system in place in dozens of other countries including Ireland, Malta and Argentina) had put doctors in a “weird position where we’re expected to define what is a valid transition”, Allport added.
“We end up as gatekeepers, not just of healthcare but of what is ‘male’ and ‘female’,” she continued. “It doesn’t feel like a role doctors should be doing – it doesn’t feel like something anyone should be doing for anyone else.”
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This is good for money. The customers are always right.
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And five to ten years down the line several more articles on "trans healthcare is being mishandled" and how the NHS is failing both long term trans patients and detransitioners will be made, biology being the nasty little bastard it is determining that yes, a female body can experience kidney failure since there was too much T for his body to handle.
I feel bad for the health care professionals against this and for everyone else both trans and nontrans for that matter. Trans people get a faulty bill of goods sold to them, nontrans have to deal with trenders, troons, and pervs.
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She's certainly not ugly but fat is to her what Darth Vader is to Luke Skywalker. It's both the origin story and constant nemesis.
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I cannot fathom how a doctor is able to declare that she can’t be bothered to differentiate male from female. What’s even more baffling is that this twat wasn’t laughed out of the room. I don’t know who’s worse: the cultists or the cowards who stay silent.
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I wonder if there are any Transwomen on the NHS heart transplant list?
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How masculine of this man to engage in violence as a response to being called what he is, a violent male criminal.
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Geo Neptune quietly made history last week after winning a seat on the local school board.
Neptune, who is nonbinary and Two-Spirit, was elected to represent the Indian Township School District in a landslide victory. The top three vote-getters all earned spots on the school board for Indian Township, which comprises tribal lands belonging to the Passamaquoddy tribe in Eastern Maine, and Neptune earned about half of all ballots cast in the race.
The position might seem like a relatively modest one, representing a population of 718 people along the Canadian border, but it represents a major milestone for Maine. Neptune’s win makes them the first transgender person elected to public office in the Pine Tree State’s history.
Prior to last week’s vote, Neptune also said they were the “first Two-Spirit person to run for any kind of office” in either Indian Township or the state at large.
“I mention this because it is a big part of who I am,” they said in a statement posted to Facebook. “Being transgender and nonbinary is part of who I am, and part of who you would be electing, should you select my name.”
In an interview with Maine Public Radio, Neptune said they were inspired to run for the school board at the urging of friends and fellow community members. The 32-year-old is an educator, storyteller, and activist, in addition to being a skilled basket weaver and drag performer. Neptune has been performing in drag shows as “Lyzz Bien” since their freshman year at Dartmouth University.
Neptune, who has previously taught art in afterschool programs, hopes to use their position to create greater access to the language and culture of the Passamaquoddy people. (The tribe consists of around 3,500 members.)
“The education system treats our own culture as supplementary, as an extracurricular activity that the kids are allowed to do, instead of treating Passamaquoddy culture and history as one of the main priorities in the education system,” Neptune told Maine Public Radio.
Although Neptune is the first trans person in Maine’s history to win election, they aren’t the first to run for office. In 2019, Bre Kidman — a nonbinary activist and burlesque performer based in Portland — competed against eventual winner Sara Gideon in the Democratic primary to take on U.S. Senator Susan Collins. Kidman finished in third in a three-way race, garnering just 5.6 percent of the overall vote.
Quinn Gormley, executive director of the community organization MainTransNet, said one of the exciting things about Neptune’s election is that it happened in an area where many people may not be aware that they know an LGBTQ+ person. Gormley suggested it could help change perceptions about rural life.
“We expect these electoral victories to happen in Portland, but often small communities are more willing to embrace whole identities,” Gormley told Maine Public Radio.
In comments to Bangor Daily News, Neptune added that they hope their community views the milestone as a moment of affirmation.
“To almost stand up and say that they’re embracing me in this leadership role as a Two-Spirit was incredibly affirming,” they said. “I feel very lucky that I live in a place where my community accepts me because a lot of trans people don’t have that.”
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Good for them! I'm glad that we're making progress like this!
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Great, more progress in rendering education worthless.
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Trans and non-binary? I thought you were just one or the other. Is this part of that two-spirit thing?
God, natives are so fucked. Their ancestors must be rolling like crazy in their graves under all those hotels and parking lots.
God, natives are so fucked. Their ancestors must be rolling like crazy in their graves under all those hotels and parking lots.
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Why are people electing trannies?
I mean who in their right mind thinks that it is possibly a good idea, especially when it has been shown how trannies act with the various ones who already have power (see: Pennsylvania, Minnesota Oregon). It must just people creaming themselves over how "progressive" they are and the virtue-signalling points that come along with it.
I mean who in their right mind thinks that it is possibly a good idea, especially when it has been shown how trannies act with the various ones who already have power (see: Pennsylvania, Minnesota Oregon). It must just people creaming themselves over how "progressive" they are and the virtue-signalling points that come along with it.
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Dude looks whiter than an eggshell lost in a bowl of milk, what the fuck is going on with Native tribes up there? Really goes to show just how buttfucked the natives have gotten if this is what gets them on the news, the Passamaquoddy deserve better than this.