NeuroQueer, Pride 2023
“A neuroqueer individual is any individual whose identity, selfhood, gender performance, and/or neurocognitive style have in some way been shaped by their engagement in practices of neuroqueering, regardless of what gender, sexual orientation, or style of neurocognitive functioning they may have been born with.” - Nick Walk Phd.
An international study published in 2018, revealed that nearly 70 percent of autistic respondents identify as non-heterosexual—more than double the rate in the general population.
“Among individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), an estimated 42–69% identify as same-sex attracted or a sexual minority.” (2)
Women with autism are more likely to be in a same-sex relationship, and all participants with ASD reported more same-sex attraction, more varied sexual identities, and more asexuality.” (2)
People with ADHD were 6.64 times more likely to express gender variance, which can cause them to question their gender identity or experience gender dysmorphia. (3)
Providing neurodivergent affirming therapy must include LGBTQIA+ affirming care, one can’t exist without the other. This month we celebrate the colorful, bright and loving joy of LGBTQIA+ Pride. We would not have this moment without challenging the status cue and fighting for the human right to be oneself. We are proud to hold space for intersectional identities, advocate for civil rights, challenge the medical model and celebrate lived experience.
Neuroqueer: An Introduction https://neuroqueer.com/neuroqueer-an-introduction/
Clinical psychologist Dr. Tasha Oswald found that, The Double Minority Effect: The Struggles of Identifying as Autistic and LGBTQIA+
Psychentral.com shared a 2014 study on gender variance