title: Gender identity disorder in a girl with autism--a case report.
abstract: A girl with high functioning autism who developed transsexualism is described. The literature to date has, to the authors' knowledge, not documented any similar case. The diagnosis of a coexisting psychiatric disorder in transsexualism has implications for the evaluation, prognosis, and appropriate management of the patient. The question of a possible relationship between autism and transsexualism and whether there is a predisposition to gender dysphoria in autism, is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Göteborg University, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Mölndal Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Landén
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D002997:Clomipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D002997:Clomipramine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors