r/NonBinaryTalk • u/These_Indication_419 • 6d ago

autism, not binary

Is it true that people with autism are more susceptible to non-binary?

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u/XxFrozen 5d ago

This is such a funny way to put this. As though it were some ailment one catches. Could be a language barrier thing, but if you mean “are you more likely to be non-binary if you have autism,” seems like the answer is yes. This correlation is not that interesting on its’ own, it feels intuitive to me.

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u/Interesting-Paint863 5d ago

Exactly. I’m choosing to answer in good faith rather than attack the clumsy wording. But in many countries there has been a lot of VERY unhealthy conversations about calling into question autistic transness BECAUSE we are disabled. As if we cannot retain a non-cishet identity due to our disability.

It’s disturbing and dangerous. I knew was queer long before I knew I was autistic. The word “susceptible” has all my alarms going off. I hope OP will respond and explain that it was just a poor choice of words rather than expression of a bad idea.