At the Intersection of Autism and Gender Diversity: Supporting Neuro-Gender Queer Youth

• By: Sharla D. Biefeld, PhD Developmental Psychologist
• September 15th, 2025
• Fall 2025 Issue, gender affirming care, gender diversity, neurodiversity, queer youth, resources, stigma and discrimination, supportive communities, youth mental health
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Gender-diverse and neurodiverse youth share more than just the word ‘diverse.’ These groups are not mutually exclusive populations but instead have considerable overlap. Estimates of the co-occurrence of neurodiversity and gender diversity vary. However, some research suggests that autistic...

Demystifying Autistic Gender

• By: Bernard Grant Writer, Editor, and Neurodiversity Advocate
• September 29th, 2022
• actually autistic, autigender, Fall 2022 Issue, gender, gender diversity, gender dysphoria, gender identity, logical thinking, neurodiversity, social constructs
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Search online to learn about Autistic gender and you’ll find a range of allistic (nonautistic) articles stating that the link between autism and gender “diversity” and “dysphoria” are “not so clear.” Researchers apparently “do not yet understand why” there’s a strong correlation...