Abstract

Background: A recent AAP policy statement highlighted the crucial role that pediatricians play in providing “comprehensive, gender-affirming, and developmentally appropriate care” to transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth [1]. As a growing body of evidence supports a potential link between autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and gender-diverse identities/expressions, pediatricians may increasingly be called upon to provide care to TGD youth with co-occurring ASD. However, the current paucity of research about the experiences of TGD youth with ASD may hinder pediatricians’ ability …

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