I recall reading that people who have ASD and other neuroatypical stuff are more likely to be trans than those who have not. In practice it's obviously not that simple, but I find this theory interesting.

FWIW, I have ADHD and I think with autistic traits. When I was a kid it was actually suspected that I have an ASD, but it was never diagnosed and to be honest I don't think I would meet the diagnostic criteria today. Then again I'm not sure if I've "grown out" of those traits for real or if it's just the effect of the meds I'm taking. Before I was put on them I was very compulsive, prone to addictive behavior, lacking empathy and practically face-blind. Also way less social, but it's hard to say whether that's because of the meds or because I'm generally happier and feeling good about myself these days.

I don't take meds on holidays or weekends, unless I need to behave myself or get something done, but I think while being on them I've learned a bunch of new coping skills, so to speak. For instance I act much much less compulsively now even in my off days, although I've noticed that if I experience a lot of stress I'll fall back on that kind of behavior regardless of medication. In a way it's a blessing, as that way I will know in an instant that I need a break before it escalates into a burnout or something...


EDIT: And I just noticed this was in MTF forum  I do have ADHD alright, can't afford to pay attention to detail if my life depended on it

I can't speak to whether or not this is true, but I have a friend who is on the spectrum. He attends a support group and he tells me there are a large number of trans people in the group.

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April 22, 2015, the day of my first face to face pass in gender neutral clothes and no makeup. It may be months to the next one, but I'm good with that!

Being transgender is just a phase. It hardly ever starts before conception and always ends promptly at death.

They say the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train. I say, climb aboard!

Think outside the voice box!

What do you think of this study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23897727

Because it echoes some of the concerns I had for years. If I can be obsessed with my special interest for many years with no sign of stopping, how one would separate a case of "true" gender dysphoria with a hypothetical autistic obsession beats me.

Oh, yikes!  that is concerning.  I would like to know how long they followed these 'young men.' to see if they swung back into dysphoria.  I've heard the story many times of people managing their dysphoria over decades, swinging in and out of the desire to transition. 

Their conclusion only sites 2 examples.  Seems... light on data. 

I'm certainly an Aspie, though not exceptionally severe or ever diagnosed, and while I see that AS may magnify what would be a passing fancy in a NT [neurotypical; someone not on the autism spectrum], the ability to disregard the prohibitions against transsexualism in the social norm may just magnify the naturally occurring expression.  Or maybe there  is a comorbidity link -- I've certainly heard of odder things.


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Quote from: N A on August 08, 2017, 11:10:06 AM
I recall reading that people who have ASD and other neuroatypical stuff are more likely to be trans than those who have not. In practice it's obviously not that simple, but I find this theory interesting.

FWIW, I have ADHD and I think with autistic traits. When I was a kid it was actually suspected that I have an ASD, but it was never diagnosed and to be honest I don't think I would meet the diagnostic criteria today. Then again I'm not sure if I've "grown out" of those traits for real or if it's just the effect of the meds I'm taking. Before I was put on them I was very compulsive, prone to addictive behavior, lacking empathy and practically face-blind. Also way less social, but it's hard to say whether that's because of the meds or because I'm generally happier and feeling good about myself these days.

I don't take meds on holidays or weekends, unless I need to behave myself or get something done, but I think while being on them I've learned a bunch of new coping skills, so to speak. For instance I act much much less compulsively now even in my off days, although I've noticed that if I experience a lot of stress I'll fall back on that kind of behavior regardless of medication. In a way it's a blessing, as that way I will know in an instant that I need a break before it escalates into a burnout or something...


EDIT: And I just noticed this was in MTF forum  I do have ADHD alright, can't afford to pay attention to detail if my life depended on it

We learn to adapt to society's expectations. If it was software, I probably have a 1000 lines of firewall rules that work inconsistently from time to time. being different in multiple ways has its consequences in our society.  I wonder if there are cultures anywhere that aren't dominated by control freaks with all the dysfunctional musterbating rules.


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I am!