Gender diversity is correlated with dimensional neurodivergent traits but not categorical neurodevelopmental diagnoses in children

K Mo, E Anagnostou, JP Lerch… - Journal of Child …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Gender clinic and single‐item questionnaire‐based data report increased co‐
occurrence of gender diversity and neurodevelopmental conditions. The nuances of these …

Gender diversity and brain morphology among adolescents

Y Xerxa, T White, S Busa, L Trasande… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Gender-diverse youths have higher rates of mental health problems compared
with the general population, as shown in both clinical and nonclinical populations. Brain …

Greater gender diversity among autistic children by self-report and parent-report

BA Corbett, RA Muscatello, ME Klemencic, M West… - …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Emerging research suggests overrepresentation of gender diversity among autistic youth.
Previous gender diversity research with autistic children has relied on parent-report based …

Gender diversity in autistic and neurotypical youth over adolescence and puberty: A longitudinal study

BA Corbett, RA Muscatello, M Cyperski… - Autism …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent research in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has suggested a higher prevalence of
gender diversity in individuals diagnosed with ASD. Adolescence is a critical period for the …

At the intersection of neurodiversity and gender diversity

GI van Schalkwyk - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018 - Springer
The intersection of gender diversity and neurodiversity is a focus of considerable interest,
discussion, and research. As reflected in the contents of this special issue, literature has …

The co-occurrence of neurodevelopmental disorders in gender dysphoria: Characteristics within a paediatric treatment-seeking cohort and factors that predict distress …

MN Hilton, KA Boulton, K Kozlowska, G McClure… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Gender dysphoria, characterised by distress associated with an incongruence between an
individual's assigned and experienced gender, is encountered in 1%–2% of children and …

Gender diversity in a Chinese community sample and its associations with autism traits

AIR van der Miesen, SY Shi, HC Lei, CL Ngan… - Autism …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging evidence suggests that gender dysphoria or gender diversity (GD) intersects
frequently with autism spectrum disorder or autism traits. However, the magnitude and …

Sex differences in gender‐diverse expressions and identities among youth with autism spectrum disorder

L Brunissen, E Rapoport, K Chawarska… - Autism …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A growing body of evidence supports a potential link between autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) and gender dysphoria, yet few studies have looked at sex differences in the co …

Gender variance and the autism spectrum: an examination of children ages 6–12 years

AN Nabbijohn, AIR van der Miesen… - Journal of Autism and …, 2019 - Springer
Gender variance (GV) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently co-occur in clinical
populations. We investigated GV in association with ASD characteristics in nonclinical …

The link between autism and sex-related neuroanatomy, and associated cognition and gene expression

DL Floris, H Peng, V Warrier… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The male preponderance in prevalence of autism is among the most pronounced
sex ratios across neurodevelopmental conditions. The authors sought to elucidate the …