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Brief report: female-to-male transsexual people and autistic traits.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Feb 2012
Jones Rebecca M, Wheelwright Sally, Farrell Krista, Martin Emma, Green Richard, Di Ceglie Domenico, Baron-Cohen Simon
Abstract excerpt
The 'extreme male brain' theory suggests females with Autism Spectrum Conditions are hyper-masculinized in certain aspects of behavior. We predicted that females with Gender Identity Disorder (who are masculinized) would have elevated Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) scores. AQ scores from five groups were compared: (1) n = 61 transmen (female-to-male transsexual people); (2) n = 198 transwomen (male-to-female...
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