“My identity as a queer woman and as a neurodivergent person go ...

Sophie (she/her) is a queer neurodivergent woman. To mark Bi Visibility Day, she reflects on her identity as a disabled bisexual woman.

Navigating Your LGBTQ+ Identity As A Neurodivergent Person

Much like there is no “right way” to be neurodiverse, there is no “right” way to be gay, pansexual, transgender, or nonbinary. And there is no ...

Are Neurodivergency and being LGBT Linked? : r/neurodiversity

No. Neurodivergent people are however more likely to question social norms and less likely to conform to them, meaning there will be less ...

Pride Month Q&A with Fawn Spark | NeuroSpark Health

Then I found a queer informed therapist, and she helped me get my autism diagnosis. ... people still struggling so much with their gender identity and sexual ...

LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity: the links between neurodivergence ...

This is a long-lasting prejudice towards neurodivergent individuals that assumes they are not competent enough to understand their own sexuality ...

Staying True to Myself: A Queer, Neurodivergent Woman Business ...

What you have learned from me is that growing up, I often felt like something was wrong with me because I didn't always understand people, and ...

It seems many who are LGBT+ are also neurodivergent ... - Quora

Neurodivergence is about how people have a variety of like, information processing structures in the brain. Queer people don't process ...

The Link Between Neurodiversity and the LGBTQIA+ Community

All of the sudden, so much of my world started making a little more sense. I was struck with the fascinating realization that I later confirmed ...

5 signs You May be a Neurodivergent Queer

1. You've got a diagnosis. Have you received and autism or ADHD diagnosis? · 2. You've mastered the art of authenticity · 3. You face mental ...

My Thoughts as An Autistic Queer Person | Asperger's & Autism Forum

Autism strongly effects my gender identity, so my gender identity is Autistic. I am Autigender. Don't get me wrong, I also use Transgender ...

Telling People I'm Neurodivergent is Like Coming Out as Queer Again

Coming out in any sense is hard. You can have your identity challenged because you don't fit people's preconceived ideas about being autistic or LGBTQ+.

Navigating Queer Girl Culture on the Autism Spectrum - Autostraddle

Turns out other queer autistic people have this problem too. “In general I am below average when it comes to reading faces and body language,” ...

Embracing My Queer, Disabled Identity - Rooted in Rights

Queer means embracing all of the aspects of myself – both disability and sexuality – that I have been told not to be proud of.

Queer, Trans, NeuroDivergent, Autistic: The Human Need for ...

I am an Autistic person. I'm also trans, specifically non-binary, gender fluid. I don't identify as male or female. I am someone who floats in ...

The Crossroads of Being Autistic and Queer - NeuroClastic

From having identities that often seem like a choice to other people, I have learned to believe myself more, to quench the doubt in my mind that ...

Personal essay: My queer journey | The Review

I was never encouraged to think about my sexuality, like many others, because heterosexuality was the “default.” My parents were straight, my ...

Autistic, Bisexual, Non-binary: Why Neurotype & Queerness are ...

I stopped dating men and started exploring. My first serious relationship with another queer person opened the door to my gender identity. I had ...

As a Queer Person With Autism, I'm Doubly Erased - VICE

“Growing up for me, a lot of my neuroatypical behaviour, thoughts, feelings, experiences were put down to queerness or put down to just whatever ...

Neurodivergence in the LGBTQ+ Community -

A 2018 study found that almost 70% of people with autism identify as “non-heterosexual” (1). A 2020 study of 247 women with autism found that ...

The Confluence of Neurodiversity and LGBTQ - YouTube

At the intersection of neurodivergence and LGBTQ identities, self-realization is both complex and personal. The stigmas are multifaceted, ...