Autigender

Autigender is a term which describes the relationship which autistic individuals have with their sense of gender.[1] Many people feel that autism causes them to have a very different understanding of their gender than is expected of them.[2][3] Autistic people can struggle to infer social expectations, intentions and abstract concepts which lack tangible rules and reasons,[4] such as socially constructed expectations like gender, which can vary between different cultures.[5][6] Traits which may be expected of a particular gender, such as interests, behaviours, choice of clothing, hair length, and body type, may feel inauthentic to an individual. This can lead to a more distant relationship with expected gender and more connection to an alternative sense of gender. This can include connection to the opposite binary gender from that which is socially expected, as well as various non-binary identities and non-gendered identities.[1]

Autigender is often incorrectly interpreted as saying that "autism" is one's gender.[3][7]

See also

References
  1. "Autigender". Stimpunks Foundation. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. M.D, Eric Hollander; M.D, Randi Hagerman; M.S, Casara Ferretti (15 March 2022). Textbook of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Second Edition. American Psychiatric Pub. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-61537-304-8.
  3. Hartman, Davida; O'Donnell-Killen, Tara; Doyle, Jessica K.; Kavanagh, Dr Maeve; Day, Dr Anna; Azevedo, Dr Juliana (21 February 2023). The Adult Autism Assessment Handbook: A Neurodiversity Affirmative Approach. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-83997-167-9.
  4. "What is autism". www.autism.org.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. "Gender and health". www.who.int. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  6. Strang, John F; van der Miesen, Anna IR; Caplan, Reid; Hughes, Cat; daVanport, Sharon; Lai, Meng-Chuan (April 2020). "Both sex- and gender-related factors should be considered in autism research and clinical practice". Autism. 24 (3): 539–543. doi:10.1177/1362361320913192. ISSN 1362-3613.
  7. "7 Cool Aspects of Autistic Culture". NeuroClastic. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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