Trans Day of Visibility: Autistic and Transgender resources

Many members of the autistic community are transgender, nonbinary, and/or gender nonconforming. Many of us have unique experiences and perspectives of gender. Here are a few resources related to being autistic and trans + some cool autistic and trans people on the internet:

 

2016 Statement by Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, National Centre for Transgender Equality, and LGBTQ Task Force on the Rights of Transgender and gender Non-conforming People: http://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/trans-autistic-rights-1pg.pdf

 

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Asperger/Autism by the Asperger/Autism Network: https://www.aane.org/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-aspergerautism/

 

Autism Traits in Treatment-Seeking Transgender Adults (2018)

http://docs.autismresearchcentre.com/papers/2018_Nobili_Autistic-traits-in-treatment-seeking-transgender-adults.pdf

 

More background information by the author, who is doing her PhD on interpersonal issues for trans people transitioning.

http://programme.exordo.com/epath2017/delegates/presentation/32/

 

“The study found that participants on the autism spectrum were 7.59 times more likely to “express gender variance.””

(generally good article)

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/11/the-link-between-autism-and-trans-identity/507509/

 

In-depth study of research into gender variance and autism:

https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/living-between-genders/

 

On being trans and autistic:

 

https://www.aane.org/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences/

 

https://medium.com/the-establishment/how-our-society-harms-trans-people-with-autism-9766edc6553d

 

Some autistic and trans people you should check out:

Seranine Elliot, a musician, model, and activist: Bandcamp Facebook

Alistair H, artist and activist: website YouTube

Asharah Saraswati/Art Twink, artist: Facebook, Instagram

Shain Neumeier, attorney, advocate: website, Twitter

s.e Smith, writer, editor: website, Instagram, Twitter

Lydia X. Z. Brown, advocate, organizer, writer: website, Facebook, Twitter