Gender dysphoria and co-occurring autism spectrum disorders: Review, case examples, and treatment considerations

LGBT Health

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 277-282

  Jacobs, Laura A ^a   Rachlin, Katherine ^a   Erickson Schroth, Laura ^b   Janssen, Aron ^b  

^a New York University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's; autism; gender dysphoria; gender identity; gender identity disorder; gender nonconforming; Intolerance of Ambiguity; Theory of Mind; transgender; transsexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969234390     PISSN: 23258292     EISSN: 23258306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2013.0045     Document Type: Article

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