title: Gender identity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in a 23-year-old female.
abstract: We describe the case of a 23-year-old woman with Gender Identity Disorder (GID) asking for a cross-sex hormonal treatment with sex reassignment surgery and who was recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Gender identity clinics are now reporting an overrepresentation of individuals with ASD among GID patients. The prevalence of ASD is 10-fold higher among GID patients than in general population. However, few case reports or studies have explored the co-occurrence of ASD and GID. This co-occurrence is relevant for diagnostic and clinical management and also raises important theoretical issues.
authors.affiliation: Centre Universitaire de Pédopsychiatrie, CHRU de Tours, Boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours Cedex 9, France, mathieu.lemaire@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lemaire
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thomazeau
authors.forename: Frédérique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonnet-Brilhault
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome