Glackin Amelia, Pearson Amy, Davis Rachael
Division of Psychology, Sociology and Education, Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh, United Kingdom.
School of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, United Kingdom.
Autism Adulthood. 2024 Sep 16;6(3):300-311. doi: 10.1089/aut.2022.0111. eCollection 2024 Sep.
Autistic people are more likely to report gender dysphoric traits, and transgender and gender-expansive individuals frequently report higher scores on self-report measures of autistic traits. Despite the clear association between autism and gender diversity, there is a dearth of qualitative research exploring the lived experiences of autistic adults.
This study contributes to the evidence base by exploring the strengths and challenges of the intersectional experiences of autism and gender diversity in adulthood. Twelve transgender/gender-expansive autistic people participated in an online semi-structured interview or an open-ended survey, and reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyze the data.
Three main themes were identified: (1) Navigating a gender journey, (2) The impact of social context on self, and (3) Provision of health care.
The findings highlight the importance of acknowledging the unique experiences of being both an autistic and transgender/gender-expansive person to further understand the intersection between autism and gender diversity.
自闭症患者更有可能报告性别焦虑特质，而跨性别者和性别认同多元者在自闭症特质的自我报告测量中得分往往更高。尽管自闭症与性别多样性之间存在明显关联，但缺乏探索成年自闭症患者生活经历的定性研究。
本研究通过探索成年期自闭症与性别多样性交叉经历的优势和挑战，为证据基础做出贡献。12名跨性别/性别认同多元的自闭症患者参与了在线半结构化访谈或开放式调查，并采用反思性主题分析来分析数据。
确定了三个主要主题：（1）经历性别历程，（2）社会环境对自我的影响，（3）医疗保健的提供。
研究结果强调了承认作为自闭症患者和跨性别/性别认同多元者的独特经历对于进一步理解自闭症与性别多样性之间交叉关系的重要性。
