Short report: Autistic adults' perceptions of gender, autism, and policing in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Autistic individuals face increased risk during police interactions in the United States, including injury and death. Research shows police behave inequitably during interactions with marginalized communities and may behave even more inequitably toward individuals with multiple minoritized identities. Many autistic people also identify as gender diverse. However, it is largely unknown if or how autistic adults' perceptions of police differ by gender identity. We examined autistic adults' perceptions of policing, autism, and gender using an online questionnaire. Results revealed significant differences across gender groups (cis women, cis men, gender diverse) in perceptions of justice, comfort in disclosing diagnosis, helpfulness of diagnostic disclosure, influence of gender, and concern th

SUBMITTER: Cola M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12742568 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature