Children referred to the UK's largest gender clinic were vastly more likely than average to present with autistic traits - Stats for Gender

One study1 noted that: 48% of children and young people who were seen in GIDS and whose parents completed the social responsiveness scale (SRS), a quantitative measure of autistic behaviours in children and young people, scored in the mild to severe range. A BMJ paper2 reported: Around 35% of refer…