The Transgender Dictionary

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Neurodivergent

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Introduction

While there is no direct correlation, there is a lot of overlap between people who are neurodivergent (particularly those who are autistic) and those who are transgender. Transgender people are 3 to 6 times more likely than cisgender people to be autistic, though again, there is no clear reason for this.

Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for transphobes to try and use any neurodivergent diagnosises as an excuse to prevent a transgender person from transitioning and trying to strip them of their bodily autonomy. This ableist argument is based in the infantilization of neurodivergent people, arguing that we can't possibly have any understanding of our own identities.

General Information

Neurodivergent is a broad word referring to when someone's brain is different from what is considered neurotypical. Neurodivergency encompasses various disorders including (but not limited to); sensory processing disorders, autism spectrum disorder, dysgraphia, down syndrome, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, intellectual difficulties, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), DiGeorge syndrome, social anxiety, williams syndrome, tourette syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, dyslexia, and intellectual disabilities.

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