After a lifetime of feeling like a blue crayon in a red box, I was finally diagnosed with autism and ADHD at 28. For most of my life, I’d tried to squish myself into neurotypical spaces, explaining away my quirks, masking where I could, and turning up charm or humor where I couldn’t. I wasn’t […]
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Recent studies have shown that people on the autism spectrum are more likely to be affected by gender dysphoria than their neurotypical peers. A new survey by an autism publication found similar results. Autism Parenting Magazine recently sent out a survey of more than 160,000 of its subscribers around the world to find out how […]