Autistic Traits in Treatment-Seeking Transgender Adults

Autor/inn/en	Nobili, Anna; Glazebrook, Cris; Bouman, Walter Pierre; Glidden, Derek; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Allison, Carrie; Smith, Paula; Arcelus, Jon
Titel	Autistic Traits in Treatment-Seeking Transgender Adults
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48 (2018) 12, S.3984-3994 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nobili, Anna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-018-3557-2
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Sexual Identity; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Anxiety; Antisocial Behavior; Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Angst
Abstract	The present study aimed to compare prevalence of autistic traits measured by the self-reported autism spectrum quotient-short (AQ-short) in a transgender clinical population (n = 656) matched by age and sex assigned at birth to a cisgender community sample. Results showed that transgender and cisgender people reported similar levels of possible autistic caseness. Transgender people assigned female were more likely to have clinically significant autistic traits compared to any other group. No difference was found between those assigned male. High AQ scores may not be indicative of the presence of an autism spectrum condition as the difference between groups mainly related to social behaviours; such scores may be a reflection of transgender people's high social anxiety levels due to negative past experiences. [This research was presented as oral presentation at the EPATH (European Professional Association for Transgender Health) in April 2017, Belgrade, Serbia.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01