Gender identity and sexual orientation of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a sistematic review

There has been growing interest about gender identity and sexual orientation in people with autism spectrum disorder. This systematic review analy-ses 18 studies conducted since 2016 that met the inclusion criteria. The aim was to gather evidence of gender identity, gender dysphoria, and sexual orie...

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Autores: González García, Sara, Solís García, Patricia, Morán Suárez, María Lucía|||0000-0001-5650-6711, Monsalve González, Asunción, Gómez Sánchez, Laura E., Alcedo Rodríguez, Ángeles
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/35572
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/35572
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Autism spectrum disorder
Gender dysphoria
Transgender
Transexual
Sexual orientation
Trastorno del espectro del autismo
Disforia de género
Transgénero
Orientación sexual
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Sumario:There has been growing interest about gender identity and sexual orientation in people with autism spectrum disorder. This systematic review analy-ses 18 studies conducted since 2016 that met the inclusion criteria. The aim was to gather evidence of gender identity, gender dysphoria, and sexual orientation in the ASD population. The results indicate an increased prevalence of non-conforming gender identity and gender dysphoria in people with ASD. There was also evidence of greater prevalence of non-heterosexual orientation in people with ASD than peo-ple without ASD. These results were particularly found in women with ASD. How-ever, more studies are needed, especially about women, children and adolescents, to ensure that there are suitable support and resources to meet the needs of this population.