« Ils pensaient que c'était une obsession » : trajectoires et perspectives d'adolescents autistes transgenres et de genres divers

Titre original en anglais : “They Thought It Was an Obsession”: Trajectories and Perspectives of Autistic Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adolescents

Strang, J. F., Powers, M. D., Knauss, M., Sibarium, E., Leibowitz, S., Kenworthy, L., Sadikova, E., Wyss, S. E., Willing, L., Caplan, R., Pervez, N., Nowak, J., Gohari, D., Gomez‐Lobo, V., Call, D., & Anthony, L. G. (2018). “They Thought It Was an Obsession”: Trajectories and Perspectives of Autistic Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adolescents. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(12), 4039-4055. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3723-6

Date de publication: 23/08/2018 Ajout dans AutiHub: 05/07/2026 Type: Article Langue de l’article: Anglais

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1 / 16 (6,2 %)

Résumé

Malgré les recherches explorant l'autisme chez les adolescents de genres divers, aucune étude n'a recueilli les perspectives de ces individus. Des entretiens approfondis avec 22 adolescents autistes de genres divers bien caractérisés ont révélé des thèmes critiques, notamment : des souvenirs de non-conformité de genre prépubertaire ; des expériences marquantes de dysphorie de genre ; une peur de l'expression sociale du genre due à une animosité perçue envers les personnes transgenres ; et des défis spécifiques résultant de l'interaction entre la diversité de genre et la neurodiversité. Au cours de l'étude d'environ 22 mois, l'affirmation sociale de genre a augmenté chez six participants et la dysphorie de genre s'est atténuée chez quatre participants. Compte tenu de l'impératif éthique de comprendre et de prioriser les perspectives et les besoins exprimés par les adolescents autistes appartenant à une minorité de genre, ainsi que de la mise en évidence de thèmes et d'expériences partagés dans cette population, les résultats devraient orienter les approches et les priorités de la recherche clinique.

Despite research exploring autism in gender-diverse adolescents, no studies have elicited these individuals' perspectives. In-depth interviews with 22 well-characterized autistic gender-diverse adolescents revealed critical themes, including: recollections of pre-pubertal gender nonconformity; vivid experiences of gender dysphoria; a fear of social gender expression due to perceived animosity toward transgender people; and specific challenges that result from the interplay of gender diversity and neurodiversity. During the ~ 22 month study social gender affirmation increased in six participants and gender dysphoria attenuated in four participants. Given the ethical imperative to understand and prioritize the voiced perspectives and needs of autistic gender minority adolescents as well as the discovery of shared themes and experiences in this population, results should inform clinical research approaches and priorities.

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4 / 65 (6,2 %)
Occurrences d’auteur·ices cité·es identifié·es comme autistes
6 / 314 (1,9 %)
Parmi les occurrences rattachées à des auteurices intégré·es à la base de données AutiHub : 6 / 67 (9,0 %). Auteurices cité·es distinct·es identifié·es comme autistes : 6 / 282 (2,1 %).
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67 / 314 (21,3 %)
Auteurices cité·es distinct·es rattaché·es : 48 / 282 (17,0 %)
Occurrences rattachées, non identifiées comme autistes
61 / 67 (91,0 %)
Parmi les seules occurrences rattachées. Sur l’ensemble des occurrences d’auteurices cité·es : 61 / 314 (19,4 %). Auteurices cité·es distinct·es rattaché·es, non identifié·es comme autistes : 42 / 48 (87,5 %).
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