Amongst autistic people, the rate of self-reported transgenderism is significantly higher. The typical comparison is that, back when kids used to get being left-handed beaten out of them, autistic people were left-handed at the modern rate (the rate we see when there is no punishment). In other words, it’s possible that there a shitton of allistic eggs out there who have just had the wrong gender metaphorically or literally beaten into them. I’d say probable, but that’s much more about wishful thinking than it is about any data I’m familiar with.
Amongst autistic people, the rate of self-reported transgenderism is significantly higher. The typical comparison is that, back when kids used to get being left-handed beaten out of them, autistic people were left-handed at the modern rate (the rate we see when there is no punishment). In other words, it’s possible that there a shitton of allistic eggs out there who have just had the wrong gender metaphorically or literally beaten into them. I’d say probable, but that’s much more about wishful thinking than it is about any data I’m familiar with.
This is really fascinating and I’ve never heard this before, do you know of any reading materials on this subject you could point me towards?