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{INSERTKEYS}[1]. Smith was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder in childhood, and received help with social skills. Several studies also suggest that autistic men are more likely than autistic women to be heterosexual. As an autistic person, she is not alone. On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to .

[1]. Justin, who did not want his last name used, discovered in high school that he was both autistic and gay. New research from the University of Cambridge suggests that autistic individuals are less likely to identify as heterosexual and more likely to identify with a diverse range of sexual orientations than non-autistic individuals.

Studies vary widely on the percentage of people with autism who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual. There are a lot of questions to answer. Crehan, Ph. But larger studies need to be done before the true rate is known, she says. "As a gay autistic man, it’s almost as if I have two identities." Being part of a community who understand what it’s like to be a minority, can be really positive.

Assigned male at birth, Smith eventually came to realize that she is a transgender woman. Smith felt happy for the acquaintance, but she also felt something else. While there is a broad consensus that autistic people are more likely to have an LGBTQ identity, there is great variation in estimates of the size of these effects, [14] and most research suggests that the majority of autistic people are heterosexual.

Do they take an interest in dating and become aware of sexual orientation and gender identity at the same ages as their typically developing classmates, she asks. It led to me to ask myself increasingly difficult questions about who I was. "As a gay autistic man, it’s almost as if I have two identities." Being part of a community who understand what it’s like to be a minority, can be really positive.

LGBTQ+ people may have a greater understanding of autism, as they already know what it is like to be seen by society as ‘atypical.’. But those on the spectrum may develop socially on a different timeline, Crehan says. While there is a broad consensus that autistic people are more likely to have an LGBTQ identity, there is great variation in estimates of the size of these effects, [14] and most research suggests that the majority of autistic people are heterosexual.

One study found the rate to be two to three times higher in people who have autism. Crehan wonders about the timing of sex education for some youth who have autism. This report documents the range of abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students in secondary school.

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Eileen Crehan studies sexuality, gender identity, and sex education experiences in adults who have autism. I was too focused on the performative aspect of social situations. The women were more likely to be attracted to both sexes, and also to neither sex.

One analysis suggested the rate is 15 to 35 percent among autistic people who do not have intellectual disability. Riley Smith, 26, wonders if being on the autism spectrum delayed her recognition of her gender identity when she was younger. New research from the University of Cambridge suggests that autistic individuals are less likely to identify as heterosexual and more likely to identify with a diverse range of sexual orientations than non-autistic individuals.

LGBTQ+ people may have a greater understanding of autism, as they already know what it is like to be seen by society as ‘atypical.’. One day, Riley Smith learned from some former co-workers that an acquaintance had come out as transgender. Hungary deepened its repression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people on March 18 as the parliament passed a draconian law that will outlaw Pride.

A higher percentage of autistic people identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer LGBTQ than the general population, according to research studies.

Students often take sex education classes in the pre-teen to early teen years, when most children reach puberty. It details widespread bullying and. Also, a larger percentage of autistic people reported their gender as being something other than strictly male or female, compared to other people.

Research suggests that people who have an autism diagnosis or autism traits are more likely to be transgender than the general population.