Case study: Cross-gender preoccupations in two male children with autism
Case study: Cross-gender preoccupations in two male children with autism
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DOI：
10.1007/bf02172352
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发表时间：
1996-12-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Sears, L
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作者：
Williams, PG;Allard, A;Sears, L
自闭症患者经常表现出有限的兴趣和不寻常的关注。在这个案例研究中，两个患有自闭症的年轻男性，他们对女性的性别定型活动和物体有偏见。这些类型的自闭症儿童的关注尚未在文献中报道，但可能比意识到的更普遍，由于父母少报，考虑到与年轻男孩的女性利益相关的负面污名。自闭症幼儿性别认同的发展在文献中很少被提及。这两个病例似乎不太可能被归类为性别认同障碍。理解自闭症背景下的这些关注点，而不是关注性别认同问题，对治疗有重要意义。这些病例表明，需要进一步研究影响自闭症性别认同、角色和职业的环境和神经生物学因素的复杂相互作用。
Persons with autism frequently exhibit circumscribed interests and unusual preoccupations. In this case study two young males with autism are presented who have preoccupations with feminine gender-stereotyped activities and objects. These types of preoccupations in children with autism have not been reported in the literature, but may be more prevalent than realized due to parental underreporting given the negative stigma associated with feminine interests in young boys. The development of gender identity in young children with autism has rarely been addressed in the literature. It seems unlikely that these two cases can be categorized as gender identity disorders. Understanding these preoccupations in the context of autism rather than focusing on the gender identify issues has important implications for treatment. These cases point to the need for further study of the complex interplay of environmental and neurobiologic factors affecting gender identity roles and preoccupations in autism.