Dictionary

autigender en · ADJ

Etymology

Blend of auti(stic) + gender.

Meanings

1. (neologism) Having a gender identity linked to one's autism.
   • Yeah...I'm autistic and my experience of my gender is linked to my experience of autism, and so I identify as autigender. 2021, Sabrina Symington, Coming Out, Again: Transition Stories, unnumbered page:
   • Neurogender and autigender people are often met with anger and prejudice, even by some T/GE people who view such new forms of gender identification as threatening to trans respectability. 2022, Sarah Cavar, Alexandre Baril, “Disability”, in Laura Erickson-Schroth, editor, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource by and for Transgender Communities, page 85:
   • Specifically, nonbinary and autigender people were more likely to use gender-neutral terms like “kid” or “person” instead of gendered terms like “boy” or “man.” 2021, Kelly L. Coburn, "Spoken Narratives by Autistic Adults of Under-Represented Genders", dissertation submitted to Pennsylvania State University, pages 123-124

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Hypernyms

gendervague · neurogender