Gender Dysphoria and Co-Occurring Autism Spectrum Disorders: Review, Case Examples, and Treatment Considerations

Transgender and gender nonconforming people who fulfill diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) often present to mental health providers with concerns that are distinct from those without ASDs. Gender Dysphoria (GD) and ASDs have been proposed to share etiologic mechanisms and there...

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Published in:	LGBT health Vol. 1; no. 4; p. 277
Main Authors:	Jacobs, Laura A, Rachlin, Katherine, Erickson-Schroth, Laura, Janssen, Aron
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.12.2014
Subjects:	Intolerance of Ambiguity gender identity transsexual Asperger's gender identity disorder gender dysphoria Theory of Mind gender nonconforming autism transgender
ISSN:	2325-8306, 2325-8306
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