The relationship between autism 
and gender dysphoria, and their 
co-occurrence with transgender identity: research conditions and implications

Karina Marciniec; Zuzanna Szczypińska; Adam Pawlak

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The relationship between autism and gender dysphoria, and their co-occurrence with transgender identity: research conditions and implications

Karina Marciniec

¹

,

Zuzanna Szczypińska

¹

,

Adam Pawlak

²

Psychology, Pedagogy and Humanities, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski, Krakow University, Poland
Department of Psychopathology and Psychoprevention, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow, Poland

Adv Psychiatry Neurol 2026; 35 (2): 126-131

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Marciniec K, Szczypińska Z, Pawlak A. The relationship between autism 
and gender dysphoria, and their 
co-occurrence with transgender identity: research conditions and implications. Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii. 2026;35(2):126-131. doi:10.5114/ppn.2026.161376.

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Marciniec, K., Szczypińska, Z.,  & Pawlak, A. (2026). The relationship between autism 
and gender dysphoria, and their 
co-occurrence with transgender identity: research conditions and implications. Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 35(2), 126-131. https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2026.161376

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Marciniec, Karina, Zuzanna Szczypińska,  and Adam Pawlak. 2026. "The relationship between autism 
and gender dysphoria, and their 
co-occurrence with transgender identity: research conditions and implications". Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii 35 (2): 126-131. doi:10.5114/ppn.2026.161376.

Harvard

Marciniec, K., Szczypińska, Z.,  and Pawlak, A. (2026). The relationship between autism 
and gender dysphoria, and their 
co-occurrence with transgender identity: research conditions and implications. Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 35(2), pp.126-131. https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2026.161376

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Marciniec, Karina et al. "The relationship between autism 
and gender dysphoria, and their 
co-occurrence with transgender identity: research conditions and implications." Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, vol. 35, no. 2, 2026, pp. 126-131. doi:10.5114/ppn.2026.161376.

Vancouver

Marciniec K, Szczypińska Z, Pawlak A. The relationship between autism 
and gender dysphoria, and their 
co-occurrence with transgender identity: research conditions and implications. Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii. 2026;35(2):126-131. doi:10.5114/ppn.2026.161376.

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The relationship between autism and gender dysphoria, and their co-occurrence with transgender identity: research conditions and implications

Karina Marciniec 1 , Zuzanna Szczypińska 1 , Adam Pawlak 2

Karina Marciniec

¹

,

Zuzanna Szczypińska

¹

,

Adam Pawlak

²