To think that the majority of trans people are neurodivergent

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...and I sort of think it's a form of neurodivergence in itself.

By the way I'm trans affirmative.

I don't think I've met a trans person who I thought was neurotypical.

How is someone born in the wrong body? Do you believe in souls?

That’s so sad.

I was actually just scrolling through TikTok and it summed it up perfectly:

'Do any other autistic women feel like they're not actually women because they don't feel human?'

Imagine feeling like that - of course there's a huge overlap with trans identity. Being a neurodivergent woman is so much more than not fitting in, it's like living on a strange planet and not understanding so much of what is going on even though you've been here your entire life.

For me it was so much easier to create a whole entire persona for myself that could get away with being a bit odd due to being trans, than to be a weird woman. Now I am just a weird woman it is 10x more difficult. At least being transgender gave me a legitimately obvious reason to not fit in, now I'm just a weirdo.

Same! Definitely all ND, one so far undiagnosed but imo, definitely on the spectrum. How interesting.

I wish your friend so much love and support.

I really hope she heals soon and can move on to a happier and healthy life.

No, I believe in a fundamentally male brain, with a most likely hormone-related slip up during late pregnancy that caused there to be a vagina, not balls and a dick.

Doubtful.

There's also an element of people seeing trans people as a bit of a novelty and because of that you're more included. When you're just a neurodivergent woman you're actively excluded. It's a whole different ball game, I'm still adjusting to living as a neurodivergent woman and it's fucking hard.

that would come under I identify with the bullshit stereotypes of the opposite sex- therefore I believe I actually am the opposite sex. it's so regressive the whole ideology. nobody knows what it feels like to feel anything other than themselves- you do not feel your sex other than obvious biological stuff and the way you're treated because of your sex. but you have nothing to measure this gender identity against- it's pure religion. it's unfalsifiable, like religion, but, Jeez it's nonsense

Yanbu. The only trans people I know well are teens I've known since birth or very young. They're all either ND or experienced childhood trauma. I think in some cases being trans is a way of trying to reinvent yourself and/or detach from past experiences.

Agree. I do think legitimately transgender people exist but I also completely agree with this.

and I'd say live and let live but it's dangerous nonsense both for the believer and for the rest of us.

But that's magical thinking and has no basis in reality.
What things do only male brains think of or believe?
Can you have a male kidney or liver if you're female?

Why can't you just be a woman that likes stereotypically male things?

I agree!

The internet.

@Fantapops when I read this I just feel sad. I'm not passionately angry about the subject. I understand there are elements of it one should be very passionately against so as not to railroad certain liberties we have.
Overall my feeling is sadness and empathy tbh.

When I watch any debates online I often see young people getting verbally torn apart by the anti trans agenda as their arguments just cannot stand up in any way. When I see that I feel sad almost. Many people are just vulnerable.

It stands for queer and many people happily identify as queer.

Read up about the differences in male and female brain.

Firstly, most evidence suggests that there really isn't much.

Secondly, how could anyone possibly know that they somehow had the brain of a member of the opposite sex? There's no test, no possible evidence. There's just assuming you must be because you don't comform to gender stereotype.

It is sad. It's very very sad. Neither the militantly pro or the incredibly anti trans movements have done anything to protect the most vulnerable groups identifying as trans: trans youth who are largely ND. Usually they're just used as a token to argue over instead. Absolutely nobody looks out for their well-being. It's absolutely crap.

I'm sorry but it's deranged to start a thread like this and then accuse posters of ignorance when they suggest contributing factors.

The correlation between abuse and being trans has been researched. Of course abuse doesn't single handedly "cause" people to be trans, but it isn't difficult to speculate on why it might be a contributing factor. Psychological, sexual or physical abuse are well known to make victims hate their bodies and dissociate from their bodies, to start with.