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A comment on Elevated rates of autism in transgender and gender-diverse individuals. Parent comment

Re:Elevated rates of autism in transgender and gender-divers... by trans-stealth on Saturday August 15, 2020 @09:33PM (#24174056)
>trans people, might reasonably be described as people "whose attempts to make friends are odd and typically unsuccessful".

Is this a quote from the article? I can't seem to find it.

That is very much not the case in my opinion. Many trans people are social and have both cis (non-trans) and trans friends.

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Re:Elevated rates of autism in transgender and gender-divers... by timwaagh on Sunday August 16, 2020 @05:03AM (#24176335)
The quoted line is from the site I mentioned (ie its a diagnostic criterion for autism). Being social has nothing to do with it. Many trans people don't completely pass as their gender of choice. This lands them in somewhat of an uncanny valley and makes it more difficult for them to make friends compared to the average person.
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