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Anyone else got gender dysphoria?
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Number of transgender children seeking treatment surges in U.S.
About 42,000 U.S. children ages 6 to 17 were diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2021, nearly triple the number in 2017, a unique data analysis for Reuters found.
Largest study to date confirms overlap between autism and gender diversity
People who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth are three to six times as likely to be autistic as cisgender people are.
www.spectrumnews.org
Gender diversity is more common in the autistic community than the neurotypical community. Yes, we have forum members that can empathize with your situation. Having said that, I would tread with some caution. Get yourself educated with the science, not opinions. Expectations and reality tend to be soberingly different.
At any rate, welcome to the forums. I am sure someone will chime in here and have some perspectives on what you are going through.
Put your ear to the track--do you hear that approaching? No, not the Silver Meteor--it's the noise of the massive contingent of Autism Forum gender benders on the way.
I'm a guy & happy to be one, but I think your experience is fairly common on the autism spectrum. My girlfriend's sibling is almost certainly autistic, and is what they call non-binary and seems to enjoy living like that instead of living like "a girl." And girlfriend herself bailed out of the weird 1950s feminine mindset where she's at, saving only some bomb-ass vintage dresses and a pair of nice flats--she has a lot of interests in so-called male interests. It's totally okay to bend the stereotyping a bit.
And I will say this: I quit worrying about the whole "am I non-binary or possibly trans" thing when I finally quit worrying about whether my interests were "manly." Got handy with a vintage sewing machine, focused on all kinds of fun stuff that really anyone can do, and oddly enough I do not have anything left except a certain happiness & peace that I'm a man. Basically I would have probably gone transgender if I stayed in a toxic environment. I about guarantee you I'd be signing my letters as a lady--because when society's so screwed up you can't find peace in the skin you're in, a lot of autistic people live like the opposite sex or like androgynes in the non-binary side of things.
The whole matter of this is pretty common on the autism spectrum; I think it's because a lot of us just plain don't fit in as easily as we might expect. But what the heck, we're all here and alive. Welcome to the forum by the way!
I'm a guy & happy to be one, but I think your experience is fairly common on the autism spectrum. My girlfriend's sibling is almost certainly autistic, and is what they call non-binary and seems to enjoy living like that instead of living like "a girl." And girlfriend herself bailed out of the weird 1950s feminine mindset where she's at, saving only some bomb-ass vintage dresses and a pair of nice flats--she has a lot of interests in so-called male interests. It's totally okay to bend the stereotyping a bit.
And I will say this: I quit worrying about the whole "am I non-binary or possibly trans" thing when I finally quit worrying about whether my interests were "manly." Got handy with a vintage sewing machine, focused on all kinds of fun stuff that really anyone can do, and oddly enough I do not have anything left except a certain happiness & peace that I'm a man. Basically I would have probably gone transgender if I stayed in a toxic environment. I about guarantee you I'd be signing my letters as a lady--because when society's so screwed up you can't find peace in the skin you're in, a lot of autistic people live like the opposite sex or like androgynes in the non-binary side of things.
The whole matter of this is pretty common on the autism spectrum; I think it's because a lot of us just plain don't fit in as easily as we might expect. But what the heck, we're all here and alive. Welcome to the forum by the way!
A lot of really diverse people on this forum.
There are quite a few of us here that have gender identities that don't align with our birth assigned gender. I'm one of them and I'm sure when others see your post they will pop in to say hi!
Welcome to the forum! I'm sure you will feel you are among people like yourself in all kinds of ways! It's really rather wonderful here!
Welcome to the forum! I'm sure you will feel you are among people like yourself in all kinds of ways!
It's really rather wonderful here! 
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Certainly.
Had gender dysphoria ever since I was a child, realized I was trans when I was 14 years old. (I mean I knew I was a girl before that considering the dysphoria basically manifested itself in 'wanting to wake up one day and be a girl more than anything else in the world' but I didn't really understand it as a literal grade schooler - and let's not mention the few years in middle school where I feverishly tried to deny that I was transgender)
Still suffer from gender dysphoria all these years later because I haven't even started transitioning yet but I do sometimes get gender euphoria when I catch glimpses of my long-ish hair in the mirror, which is nice.
Also hey welcome to these forums.
Had gender dysphoria ever since I was a child, realized I was trans when I was 14 years old. (I mean I knew I was a girl before that considering the dysphoria basically manifested itself in 'wanting to wake up one day and be a girl more than anything else in the world' but I didn't really understand it as a literal grade schooler - and let's not mention the few years in middle school where I feverishly tried to deny that I was transgender)
Still suffer from gender dysphoria all these years later because I haven't even started transitioning yet but I do sometimes get gender euphoria when I catch glimpses of my long-ish hair in the mirror, which is nice.
Also hey welcome to these forums.
Just this morning I read a wonderful story about a professional footballer. The way she describes everything she went through is very relatable.
www.abc.net.au
'We're tough bitches': Matilda Chloe Logarzo wants to leave a different kind of football legacy
After taking time away from football to discover herself, the Matilda is now a Rainbow Ambassador for Sydney WorldPride and an advocate for LGBTQIA+ inclusion in sport.
www.abc.net.au
Au Naturel
Au Naturel
Just be who you are, do what you want to do, and forget about all the labels.
One day, if the human race survives long enough, won't it be wonderful when we have evolved to the point where we can all be ourselves and comfortable in our own skin!Just this morning I read a wonderful story about a professional footballer. The way she describes everything she went through is very relatable.
'We're tough bitches': Matilda Chloe Logarzo wants to leave a different kind of football legacy
After taking time away from football to discover herself, the Matilda is now a Rainbow Ambassador for Sydney WorldPride and an advocate for LGBTQIA+ inclusion in sport.
I like this one-- Too much focusing gets things over complicated.
One of the hallmarks of autism is an unstable sense of self. I would wait a few years and see how your identity develops as a young person.
I don't like the idea of adult strangers counseling a minor child on these sorts of things.
Hiya, trans here myself.
It's a nice forum, feel free to just be yourself.
...I cant think of much else to say. So... yeah.
Nobody's doing that, though.
Unless I've entirely missed something that happened or whatever, which is always possible.
It's a nice forum, feel free to just be yourself.
...I cant think of much else to say. So... yeah.
Nobody's doing that, though.
Unless I've entirely missed something that happened or whatever, which is always possible.
I always felt like I had feminine and masculine traits, kind of at a 50 / 50 ratio. But that's still just a bunch of labels that we put on things, which hasn't helped me describe it either. I like to think that we're all spiritual beings (whether this part is true or not) and our moods, genders and whatever else are all pretty malleable and changing all the time according to these labels. But in the end, they're still just labels and the human experience transcends all of that earthly garbage anyway.
Otherwise, admittedly I might actually have some dysphoria and inner-turmoil for all I know
Otherwise, admittedly I might actually have some dysphoria and inner-turmoil for all I know
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