billwashere@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL there is a notable correlation between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and gender dysphoria (GD).lockpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1253arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1244arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a notable correlation between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and gender dysphoria (GD).lockpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govbillwashere@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-text
Research indicates that individuals with ASD are more likely to experience gender dysphoria, and vice versa.
minus-squaretree_frog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 days agoYes, I literally feel the pain of others. Not as though it happened to me but enough to wince if I see most animals get hurt (aside from insects). I’m more sensitive than normal though. Hyper-awareness from abuse. It’s also isolating and lonely, even though I’m not on the spectrum.
Yes, I literally feel the pain of others. Not as though it happened to me but enough to wince if I see most animals get hurt (aside from insects).
I’m more sensitive than normal though. Hyper-awareness from abuse. It’s also isolating and lonely, even though I’m not on the spectrum.