Associations between autism, gender dysphoria and gender incongruence: insights from the Swedish Gender Dysphoria Study (SKDS).

Background: A higher prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autistic traits among transgender and gender diverse individuals compared to the general population has been reported. However, inconsistent findings and methodological limitations have been noted in the literature. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of ASD diagnoses and autistic traits among individuals with gender dysphoria compared to a cisgender group and to explore associations between autism and self-reported levels of gender incongruence in individuals with gender dysphoria.