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Is it possible that gender dysphoria could be misdiagnosed as autism? (7.62x54r.ru)

submitted 4 months ago by r3df0x@7.62x54r.ru to c/autism@lemmy.world

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I feel like it's a bit of a long shot. I could see how certain things like being depressed could contribute to being withdrawn and lead to a lack of social skills.

I feel like my sister was misdiagnosed because I tend to be the voice of compassion when we talk about issues related to people with autism.

And of course there's a correlation between having autism and being trans.

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[–] monsterpiece42@reddthat.com 4 points 4 months ago

I'm not trans but I have a good few friends who are, in various stages of transition. They all describe it the same way: "oh you'll know if you're dysphoric".

Many trans people are autistic, and some of the symptoms can look similar at the surface level, but they are separate and totally possible to be comorbid.