“When I first came across this theory of the extreme male brain I found myself panicking about the implications it holds for autistic women. If autism is an example of the extreme male brain, then surely that means I’m not just masculine… I’m EXTREAMLY MASCULINE! For someone who is currently wearing nail varnish, a skirt patterned with flowers and a t-shirt depicting a fairy this was a distressing thought. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’ve always understood the definition of transgender to be a male brain trapped in a female body, or a female brain trapped in a male body. If my autism could be descried as an extreme male brain- didn’t that mean I was transgender? And what about other women on the autism spectrum? Were they all transgender too? I’ve given this matter considerable thought… and no, I’m not transgender. I do share many characteristics with males, and my disability means I am slightly better at systemising than I am at empathising. But my biological gender is female, and I’m perfectly happy with it. I can’t speak for all women on the spectrum, but I don’t believe that a high systemising ability or a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder makes you any less of a woman. There is significant evidence to support the theory that the majority of men have systemising brains and the majority of women have empathising brains. However, I don’t think these brain types should be assigned to specific genders, as this undermines the gender identity of anyone whose brain type doesn’t conform.”Quote from -seeingdoubleautismawareness.wordpress
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 01:47:27 +0000
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