Gender Variance among Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Retrospective Chart Review

Transgender Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 63-68

  Janssen, Aron ^a   Huang, Howard ^b   Duncan, Christina ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CHILD STUDY CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child and adolescent development; gender dysphoria; mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER VARIANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

EID: 85087276407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2380193X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/trgh.2015.0007     Document Type: Review

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