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Intersectionality between neurodivergence and LGBTQ+ people

The Brain Charity – LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity: the links between neurodivergence and being LGBTQ+ 

https://www.thebraincharity.org.uk/lgbtqia-neurodiversity-neurodivergent-lgbtq/ 

 

Ambitious About Autism – LGBTQ+ resources 

https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/what-we-do/awareness/inclusion/lgbtq 

 

Autism Understood – gender, sexuality and relationships  

https://autismunderstood.co.uk/social-stuff/gender-sexuality-relationships/ 

 

Autism Central – LGBTQIA+ and autism 

https://www.autismcentral.org.uk/guidance/lgbtqia-and-autism 

 

National Autistic Society – autism and gender identity 

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/identity/autism-and-gender-identity 

 

MacIntyre Charity – neurodiversity and the LGBTQ+ community  

https://www.macintyrecharity.org/news-blogs/neurodiversity-and-the-lgbtq-community/ 

 

The Transmitter – largest study to date confirms overlap between autism and gender diversity 

https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/largest-study-to-date-confirms-overlap-between-autism-and-gender-diversity/?fspec=1 

 

National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Centre – learning resources 

https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/resources/ 

 

The Atlantic – the link between autism and trans identity 

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/11/the-link-between-autism-and-trans-identity/507509/ 

 

Association for Autism and Neurodiversity – intersectional identities 

https://aane.org/autism-info-faqs/intersectional-identities/#lgbtq 

 

Psych Central – are people with ADHD more likely to question their gender identity? 

https://psychcentral.com/adhd/people-with-adhd-more-likely-to-question-gender-identity#gender-dysphoria 

 

Learnfully – the link between neurodiversity and the LGBTQIA+ community 

https://learnfully.com/the-link-between-neurodiversity-and-the-lgbtqia-community/ 

 

Tandem Psychology – navigating the intersection: exploring LGBTQ+ identity as a neurodivergent individual 

https://tandempsychology.com/exploring-lgbtq-identity-as-neurodivergent-individual/ 

 

Creative Support – neurodiversity and being LGBTQ+ 

https://www.creativesupport.co.uk/neurodiversity-and-being-lgbtq/ 

 

Reads Rainbow – neurodiversity and disability in LGBTQ+ literature 

https://readsrainbow.com/2021/06/in-the-intersection-neurodiversity-and-disability-in-lgbt-lit 

 

Stonewall UK – disabled and neurodivergent LGBTQ+ support 

https://www.stonewall.org.uk/young-futures/disabled-and-neurodivergent-lgbtq-support 

 

https://www.lgbtqandall.com/neurodiversity-and-lgbtq-mental-health-a-look-at-intersectionality/ 

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Studies on intersectionality between neurodivergence and LGBTQ+ people: 

 

Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals. 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17794-1 

 

The sexual health, orientation, and activity of autistic adolescents and adults. 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aur.2604 

 

Autism and transgender identity: Implications for depression and anxiety. 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1750946719301540 

 

Autistic Traits in Treatment-Seeking Transgender Adults. 

https://docs.autismresearchcentre.com/papers/2018_Nobili_Autistic-traits-in-treatment-seeking-transgender-adults.pdf 

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