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

Autor/inn/en	Jones, Rebecca M.; Wheelwright, Sally; Farrell, Krista; Martin, Emma; Green, Richard; Di Ceglie, Domenico; Baron-Cohen, Simon
Titel	Brief Report: Female-to-Male Transsexual People and Autistic Traits
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42 (2012) 2, S.301-306 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-011-1227-8
Schlagwörter	Females; Autism; Asperger Syndrome; Sexual Identity; Gender Differences; Brain; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Gender Issues; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Autismus; Asperger-Syndrom; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Gehirn; Geschlechterfrage; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10