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Happy Pride all!

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This week’s podcast is dedicated to the “T” in LGBTQ –  trans.  Several studies over the past few years have linked higher rates of gender variance in people with autism and higher rates of autism traits in those who are trans.  Why?  Are they biologically or psychologically linked or both?  This is important for understanding, not treatment or intervention.  This week’s podcast celebrates trans people who are also autistic.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30547258

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29752630

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30920347

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23864402

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A topic for discussion on President’s Day: violence and victimization

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Happy President’s Day!  This week’s podcast is focuses on a topic that has been on the mind of families affected by autism:  autism and violence and victimization.  The studies reinforce 1) the lack of an association between autism and criminality, 2) the association of an autism diagnosis with being the victim of abuse.  This includes self report data, database analyses and assessment of people who cannot report their abuse.  This sobering podcast was posted today because gun violence is an issue at the forefront of this president’s administration.  While this podcast is not focused on gun violence, hopefully this data will reduce the misconceptions and stereotypes around autism and violence.

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30655190

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28593599

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28545754