I know it’s pathetic but I am having major MH issues at the moment and my anxiety is so high that emailing this person (and the resulting panic waiting for a reply/backlash etc) is utterly beyond me. I have even namechanged for this even though I know this board is a safe space to share.
I saw this, it’s on a public page. I was all excited to participate - I am autistic and am always willing to help in studies especially those that contribute to the increasing awareness of autism in women.
And then I saw the participants list.
Sorry, no. A trans woman does not have a clue what it’s like to grow up as an autistic female. They haven’t grown up statistically more likely to be masking, to have their issues ignored because of boy autism stereotypes.
I don’t want my results skewed by people who say they were female all along when they were (given it asks for 16+) overwhelmingly likely not to have even been treated as a female for most of their childhood.
Autism and gender confusion is something I feel strongly about - I was convinced I should be a boy for years and I would absolutely have begged for blockers etc if they’d been available. But the way this is worded makes me think that’s not what this is. It’s inviting trans women to say how they experienced growing up as an autistic female.
Which they didn’t.