Gender Identity Disorder in Girls

Zucker, Kenneth J.

doi:10.1007/0-306-48674-1_10

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“…There is evidence of similarities between girls with ASC and girls with GID. Girls with GID show more male-typical play and pastimes more associated with the other sex (APA 1994;Zucker 2005) and so do girls with ASC (Knickmeyer et al 2008). Also, female-to-male (FM) transsexuals (referred to as 'transmen') follow a handedness pattern more similar to genetic males (less exclusively right-handed) (Green and Young 2001;Orlebeke et al 1992) and the same has been found among women with ASC (Soper et al 1986).…”

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Brief Report: Female-To-Male Transsexual People and Autistic Traits

Jones

Wheelwright

Farrell

et al. 2011

J Autism Dev Disord

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The 'extreme male brain' theory suggests females with Autism Spectrum Conditions are hyper-masculinized in certain aspects of behavior. We predicted that females with Gender Identity Disorder (who are masculinized) would have elevated Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) scores. AQ scores from five groups were compared: (1) n = 61 transmen (female-to-male transsexual people); (2) n = 198 transwomen (male-to-female transsexual people); (3) n = 76 typical males; (4) n = 98 typical females; and (5) n = 125 individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS). Transmen had a higher mean AQ than typical females, typical males and transwomen, but lower than individuals with AS. Transmen have more autistic traits and may have had difficulty socializing with female peers and thus found it easier to identify with male peer groups.

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