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“They Thought It Was an Obsession”: Trajectories and Perspectives of Autistic Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adolescents

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, August 2018
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Title
“They Thought It Was an Obsession”: Trajectories and Perspectives of Autistic Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adolescents
Published in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, August 2018
DOI 10.1007/s10803-018-3723-6
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Authors

John F. Strang, Meredith D. Powers, Megan Knauss, Ely Sibarium, Scott F. Leibowitz, Lauren Kenworthy, Eleonora Sadikova, Shannon Wyss, Laura Willing, Reid Caplan, Noor Pervez, Joel Nowak, Dena Gohari, Veronica Gomez-Lobo, David Call, Laura G. Anthony

Abstract

Despite research exploring autism in gender-diverse adolescents, no studies have elicited these individuals' perspectives. In-depth interviews with 22 well-characterized autistic gender-diverse adolescents revealed critical themes, including: recollections of pre-pubertal gender nonconformity; vivid experiences of gender dysphoria; a fear of social gender expression due to perceived animosity toward transgender people; and specific challenges that result from the interplay of gender diversity and neurodiversity. During the ~ 22 month study social gender affirmation increased in six participants and gender dysphoria attenuated in four participants. Given the ethical imperative to understand and prioritize the voiced perspectives and needs of autistic gender minority adolescents as well as the discovery of shared themes and experiences in this population, results should inform clinical research approaches and priorities.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 298 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 41 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 33 11%
Student > Bachelor 33 11%
Unspecified 25 8%
Researcher 24 8%
Other 55 18%
Unknown 87 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 79 27%
Unspecified 26 9%
Medicine and Dentistry 23 8%
Social Sciences 21 7%
Neuroscience 11 4%
Other 31 10%
Unknown 107 36%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 47. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 February 2024.
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#902,833
of 25,768,270 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
#290
of 5,442 outputs
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#18,869
of 343,582 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
#2
of 77 outputs
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