LGBTQIA culture is Autistic culture!

LGBTQIA culture is Autistic culture!

Did you know that autistic people are more likely to identify as queer/trans/non-binary? Autistic people say so themselves — that's their lived experience — and the research supports this.

Why, though? Because:

"Autistic resistance to social conditioning appears to play an important role in the incidence of transgender identity. If this is true, then autistic rates of transgender incidence may represent true rates in the human population — rates which are suppressed in the neurotypical population due to their higher susceptibility to social conditioning." (Walsh et al, 2018)

Autistic people are estimated to be 8-10x more likely to come out as trans!

Parents might be concerned that their child's recently announced trans identity is real, due to their autism.

The reality is, autistic trans people exist in large numbers.

When you're learning social norms as a second language due to your neurodivergence, it makes sense that the social conditioning of a concrete gender identity is called into question.

If you — or someone you know — is autistic and trans — great! Be proud of who you are, and believe your child when they disclose their lived experience.

Happy Pride Month!