Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals

  • Varun Warrier,
  • David M. Greenberg,
  • Elizabeth Weir,
  • Clara Buckingham,
  • Paula Smith,
  • Meng-Chuan Lai,
  • Carrie Allison,
  • Simon Baron-Cohen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17794-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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It is unclear if rates of autism and other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses are elevated in transgender and gender-diverse individuals compared to cisgender individuals. Here, the authors use data from five different large-scale datasets to identify elevated rates of autism diagnoses, diagnoses of other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions, and elevated traits related to autism in transgender and gender-diverse individuals, compared to cisgender individuals.