Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() While there is a broad consensus that autistic people are substantially more likely to be non-heterosexual than the general population and to belong to gender minorities, there is great variation in estimates of the size of these effects, and most research suggests that the majority of autistic people are heterosexual. That is not the only proposed explanation, however. Some attempt to explain this as part of an association between autism, prenatal hormones, and sexual orientation. Autistic population Īutistic people are less likely to identify as heterosexual than their non-autistic counterparts. More recent evidence indicates that most autistic people express an interest in both romance and sexuality. These claims were a result of methodological problems. A variety of explanations for this have been proposed The Lancet's "Commission on the future of care and clinical research in autism" commented that it "might be part of a different concept of self, less reliance on or reference to social norms, or part of a neurodiverse lived experience of (and outlook on) the world." Autism and sexual orientation Early claims Įarly claims that autistic people lack a sex drive or desire for sexuality have been regarded as an inaccurate and negative stereotype. ![]() ![]() Current research indicates that autistic people have higher rates of LGBT identities and feelings than the general population. ![]()
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