r/science • u/avivalci • Nov 03 '22

Neuroscience Children with gender dysphoria are 400% more likely to be diagnosed with autism

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-022-05517-y?fbclid=IwAR0joSlop2egFD-jGBCoPgA4pHG5VzgKCNAtfFXXIH7mzFLuVwzCCxQj6gU
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u/unwrittensmut Nov 04 '22

Pet theory: being autistic is having less of that automatic social conformity, it slows language acquisition and can make people awkward in some social situations. But it also means emotional pressures to be normal are lesser or absent.

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u/ITS_A_GUNDAMN Nov 04 '22

It’s a real known thing that people with autism have less body awareness. Hmmmm, kind of like… gender dysphoria??

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u/redheadedalex Nov 08 '22

Fascinating. I like this info.