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Many people feel that autism causes them to have a very different understanding of their gender than is expected of them. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Autistic people can struggle to infer social expectations, intentions and abstract concepts which lack tangible rules and reasons, [ 31 ] such as socially constructed expectations like gender, which can vary ...
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Another study consisting of online surveys that included those who identified as non-binary and those identifying as transgender without diagnoses of gender dysphoria found the number to be as high as 24% of gender diverse people having autism, versus around 5% of the surveyed cisgender people. A possible hypothesis for the correlation may be ...
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[5] Furthermore, according to the UK Office for National Statistics, the unemployment rate of autistic people may reach 85%, the highest rate among all disabled groups studied. It is noted that in many countries autism is not a disability protected by anti-discrimination employment laws, and this is due to many corporations lobbying against it. [6]
Media portrayals of autism and violence negatively influence public opinion on autism [27] and foster negative impressions of autistic people by linking ASD with criminal behavior. [35] For example, an analysis of 100 French and Italian works of children's and young people's literature published between 1995 and 2005 featuring a main character ...
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