The connection between autism and gender dysphoria

As a teenager I (SC) wanted to be a boy for a while and later I called myself queer to escape gender constraints and feel freer. It has long been known that for some girls, there is a connection between gender dysphoria and autism. This article was published in Balans, a magazine about autism for parents and healthcare professionals. In it, American Autist and stay-at-home mother Tar-Míriel explains the connection between autism and gender dysphoria in 'Rebel Girls'.

Online, there is a harmful victim hierarchy that hinders growth and freedom for girls. Tar-Miríel had been active in the fan fiction world for fifteen years. She honestly explains that it is primarily very sensitive, obsessively neurotic women who participate. They are afraid of rejection, yet join in rejecting others as hard as they can. From 2015 onwards, these girls' communities gained momentum due to social media. The result was a rise in girls identifying as a man, gay man, or trans man. After 'trans', autism became an online identity, followed by ADHD. By now, anyone can participate in the victim hierarchy through self-diagnosis.