Authenticity & Gender Expression
with Lyric Holmans

04/07/2021

Lyric Holmans is an autistic self-advocate from Texas who runs the neurodiversity lifestyle blog Neurodivergent Rebel. (Please note that this episode was recorded before Lyric’s name change.) Listen into Episode 22 as we:
- Dive into Lyric’s journey as a gender fluid autistic person
- Explore how gender expression and sexuality relate to authenticity
- Find concrete ways that OTs can support the development of positive identity around gender and sexuality for our autistic clients
- Learn Lyric’s biggest piece of advice to OTs
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Show Notes

- View links at learnplaythrive.com/podcast
- Get all of the details for the online course, The Learn Play Thrive Approach to Autism
- Recommended Research:
- Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals
- Increased Gender Variance in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Follow Christa Holmans, The Neurodivergent Rebel on Facebook, IG, and Twitter
- Check out #askingautistics on twitter
- See the results of Christa’s LGBTQIA+ survey on Twitter.
- Read the research on Autism and gender identity
Join in the conversation about this episode on Facebook: Learn Play & Thrive: Autism Resources for Professionals