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Autism and gender identity

violetdr3amer

I just came across this article and it got me thinking...

https://www.aane.org/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences/

I saw some stats somewhere a while ago, which show that quite a lot of people on the spectrum are trans or identify as non-binary/gender-fluid. Quite a lot of us are gender non-conforming, or we don't identify to our assigned gender role.

I'm a woman but I've been told many times that I "act like a bloke", and from my observations/in my opinion, NTs are much more gender-stereotyped and conform more to societal gender roles.

Thoughts?

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  • I've found that we look at the world not understanding the crazy unwritten rules of NTs so we look for our own way - and we're so unsure of all the rules that we find our own path that works for us..   

    I found an awful lot of ASD people drift into the more alternative and flexible lifestyle categories looking for what feel right to them - and also exploring some dangerous practices.

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  • I've found that we look at the world not understanding the crazy unwritten rules of NTs so we look for our own way - and we're so unsure of all the rules that we find our own path that works for us..   

    I found an awful lot of ASD people drift into the more alternative and flexible lifestyle categories looking for what feel right to them - and also exploring some dangerous practices.

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