{"id":18514,"date":"2024-07-12T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T23:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autism.org\/?p=18514"},"modified":"2024-08-07T10:38:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T15:38:10","slug":"sexuality-and-gender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autism.org\/sexuality-and-gender\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender, Sexuality, and Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dr. Wenn Lawson, Ph.D.<\/a>, delves into the intersection of autism, sexuality, and gender. He describes monotropism as a theory of attention and addresses common sex differences in autism. The presenter discusses gender dysphoria, its biological and physiological underpinnings, and its prevalence and impact on autistic individuals. Lawson highlights the need for autism-specific sexual education and walking with autistic people as they discover their gender identities. He reiterates the spectral nature of autism, gender, and sexuality and provides resources before the Q&A.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Handouts are online HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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