‘Conflict versus Congruence’: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experience of Gender Dysphoria for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
| العنوان: | ‘Conflict versus Congruence’: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experience of Gender Dysphoria for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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| المؤلفون: | Rachel S. Coleman-Smith, Richard J. Smith, Andrew R. Thompson, Elizabeth Milne |
| المصدر: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer US, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Gender dysphoria, Adult, Male, 030506 rehabilitation, Adolescent, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Self-concept, Hostility, Grounded theory, Developmental psychology, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, Developmental and Educational Psychology, medicine, Prevalence, Humans, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, Qualitative Research, Sexual identity, Original Paper, Stereotyping, 05 social sciences, Gender Identity, Fear, Middle Aged, Protective Factors, medicine.disease, Autism spectrum disorder, Well-being, Female, medicine.symptom, 0305 other medical science, Psychology, Qualitative, 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| الوصف: | An emergent evidence base indicates a higher prevalence of autism exists amongst people attending gender identity clinics. This qualitative study explored adults’ with autism experiences of coming to understand and address their gender dysphoria (GD). Data were collected and analysed using Grounded Theory. Ten adults with autism and GD undertook semi-structured interviews. A tentative theoretical framework of common processes involved in understanding and addressing GD for individuals with autism was developed. The experience is captured in the core category—Conflict versus Congruence. A key finding was the impact of autism as a barrier but sometimes a protective factor in participants’ understanding and addressing GD. Participants appeared to achieve greater personal congruence and wellbeing upon transition. Nevertheless, conflicts remained as they navigated the social world with a continuing fear of hostility and sense of difference due to having two stigmatised identities. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1573-3432 0162-3257 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::970dd950b74d31c9604e9e1764fb5136Test http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7374476Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....970dd950b74d31c9604e9e1764fb5136 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15733432 01623257 |
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