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kcooper

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Hi there,

I'm new to this forum and have joined because I am doing some research as part of my doctorate about autism and gender identity. I am really interested in how people with autism see their identity, and whether autism is an important part of identity. I am also interested in how women with autism see their autism identity and gender identity given their being in the minority in the autism community (as there are more men with autism), and have been labelled as having a condition of the "extreme male brain". I'd be really interested to hear any of your thoughts on these themes!

Kate
 
kcooper said:
Hi there,

I'm new to this forum and have joined because I am doing some research as part of my doctorate about autism and gender identity. I am really interested in how people with autism see their identity, and whether autism is an important part of identity. I am also interested in how women with autism see their autism identity and gender identity given their being in the minority in the autism community (as there are more men with autism), and have been labelled as having a condition of the "extreme male brain". I'd be really interested to hear any of your thoughts on these themes!

Kate
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When I think of myself, the last thing I think of is that I'm white. Before that it is having aspergers. Though I cannot deny it shapes who I am. I feel like I'm a step ahead of most people. That isn't a great thing. I love that I see it my way, a superior way of seeing the world, but I cannot deny it has been a struggle for me as well. Because the world operates according to a set of standards and I'm never going to understand a lot of those standards. But I'm ok with that.
 
Hi Kcooper and welcome,
I cant speak for all but identity has always been an issue for me. Its taken almost a lifetime to work it out. Finding where the Asperger's stops and identity starts can be very confusing. In order to fit into an NT world, many of us alter aspects of ourselves, which inevitably brings about questions of indenty, at some point. Stick around as I'm sure you'll find out more.
Cheers
Turk
 
kcooper said:
Hi there,

I'm new to this forum and have joined because I am doing some research as part of my doctorate about autism and gender identity. I am really interested in how people with autism see their identity, and whether autism is an important part of identity. I am also interested in how women with autism see their autism identity and gender identity given their being in the minority in the autism community (as there are more men with autism), and have been labelled as having a condition of the "extreme male brain". I'd be really interested to hear any of your thoughts on these themes!

Kate
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Are you asking how we see ourselves in the real world and then in the autism/aspergers world?
 
Welcome kate you will get a lot of help here.

there are quite a few women on the site as well as males.
 
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