Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gender Dysphoria/Incongruence. A systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.

The suggested overlap between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and gender dysphoria/incongruence (GD/GI) has been much disputed. This review showed a relationship between ASD traits and GD feelings in the general population and a high prevalence of GD/GI in ASD. Our meta-analyses revealed that the poo...

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Publicado en:Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 53; no. 8; pp. 3103 - 3118
Autores principales: Kallitsounaki, Aimilia, Williams, David M.
Formato: meta analysis research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2023
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Sumario:The suggested overlap between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and gender dysphoria/incongruence (GD/GI) has been much disputed. This review showed a relationship between ASD traits and GD feelings in the general population and a high prevalence of GD/GI in ASD. Our meta-analyses revealed that the pooled estimate of the prevalence of ASD diagnoses in GD/GI people was 11% (p <.001) and the overall effect size of the difference in ASD traits between GD/GI and control people was significant (g = 0.67, p <.001). Heterogeneity was high in both meta-analyses. We demonstrated that the chances that there is not a link between ASD and GD/GI are negligible, yet the size of it needs further investigation.