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'''Neurogender''' (coined by Tumblr user Baaphomett in 2014, in a submission to the [[MOGAI-archive blog]])<ref name="baaphomett masterpost">Baaphomett. "Masterpost of genders coined by Baaphomett." ''Mogai-Archive.'' Original post where these were coined, which is lost: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91736136744/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that post: https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95720973644/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that archive: https://archive.is/yULU0#selection-169.2-169.93</ref> means any self-identity in which a person feels that their gender identity is somehow linked to-- and best described in connection with-- their neurological type (neurotype), neurological conditions, neurodivergence, mental variation, or mental illness. One's neurotype affects many parts of one's life, including one's gender identity. Neurogenders are not defined in relationship to concepts of male and female, which puts it under the umbrellas of [[nonbinary]] gender and [[xenogender]]. There are many different neurogenders related to most, if not all, neurodivergencies. Not everyone who is neurodivergent sees themselves as having a neurogender. Some neurogenders are only for people with certain neurotypes. | '''Neurogender''' (coined by Tumblr user Baaphomett in 2014, in a submission to the [[MOGAI-archive blog]])<ref name="baaphomett masterpost">Baaphomett. "Masterpost of genders coined by Baaphomett." ''Mogai-Archive.'' Original post where these were coined, which is lost: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91736136744/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that post: https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95720973644/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that archive: https://archive.is/yULU0#selection-169.2-169.93</ref> means any self-identity in which a person feels that their gender identity is somehow linked to-- and best described in connection with-- their neurological type (neurotype), neurological conditions, neurodivergence, mental variation, or mental illness. One's neurotype affects many parts of one's life, including one's gender identity. Neurogenders are not defined in relationship to concepts of male and female, which puts it under the umbrellas of [[nonbinary]] gender and [[xenogender]]. There are many different neurogenders related to most, if not all, neurodivergencies. Not everyone who is neurodivergent sees themselves as having a neurogender. Some neurogenders are only for people with certain neurotypes. | ||
"Neurodivergent" is a general category for people whose neurological development and state are atypical, and it includes people who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or many other neurological conditions or mental illnesses. The word neurodivergent comes from the neurodiversity movement, which was started by autistic rights activists in the late 1990s. The neurodiversity movement seeks civil rights for neurodivergent people, and encourages seeing neurodivergence as a natural part of human diversity.<ref name="disabled world">"What Is: Neurodiversity, Neurodivergent, Neurotypical." ''Disabled World.'' Updated April 7, 2020. https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/neurodiversity/ | "Neurodivergent" is a general category for people whose neurological development and state are atypical, and it includes people who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or many other neurological conditions or mental illnesses. The word neurodivergent comes from the neurodiversity movement, which was started by autistic rights activists in the late 1990s. The neurodiversity movement seeks civil rights for neurodivergent people, and encourages seeing neurodivergence as a natural part of human diversity.<ref name="disabled world">"What Is: Neurodiversity, Neurodivergent, Neurotypical." ''Disabled World.'' Updated April 7, 2020. https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/neurodiversity/</ref> | ||
In order to keep the wiki accurate to the lived experiences of neurodiverse and nonbinary people, identities should only be listed here if they cite from at least two separate external sources, showing: | In order to keep the wiki accurate to the lived experiences of neurodiverse and nonbinary people, identities should only be listed here if they cite from at least two separate external sources, showing: | ||
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==Neurogenders associated with autism== | ==Neurogenders associated with autism== | ||
Autism | Autism is a spectrum of highly variable neurodevelopmental disorders. Psychologists see autism as having three main symptoms: impairments in social interaction, impairments in communication, and repetitive behavior.<ref name=DSM5>{{vcite book | title = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition | chapter = Autism Spectrum Disorder, 299.00 (F84.0) | editor = American Psychiatric Association | year = 2013 | publisher = American Psychiatric Publishing | pagex = 50–59}}</ref><ref name="Filipek">{{cite journal | vauthors = Filipek PA, Accardo PJ, Baranek GT, Cook EH, Dawson G, Gordon B, Gravel JS, Johnson CP, Kallen RJ, Levy SE, Minshew NJ, Ozonoff S, Prizant BM, Rapin I, Rogers SJ, Stone WL, Teplin S, Tuchman RF, Volkmar FR | s2cid = 145113684 | title = The screening and diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders | journal = J Autism Dev Disord | volume = 29 | issue = 6 | pages = 439–484 | year = 1999 | pmid = 10638459 | doi = 10.1023/A:1021943802493 }} This paper represents a consensus of representatives from nine professional and four parent organizations in the US.</ref><ref name="Geschwind-2009">{{cite journal | last = Geschwind | first = Daniel H | title = Advances in autism | journal = Annu Rev Med | volume = 60 | pages = 367–380 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19630577 | pmc = 3645857 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.med.60.053107.121225}}</ref> People with autism may be impaired in some respects, but average or better in others.<ref>{{cite book |vauthors=Pinel JP |title=Biopsychology |year=2011 |publisher=Pearson |location=Boston, Massachusetts |edition=8th |isbn=978-0-205-03099-6 |oclc=1085798897 |page=235 }}</ref> Autism lasts lifelong from birth: it is first evident in infancy,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rogers SJ | title = What are infant siblings teaching us about autism in infancy? | journal = Autism Res | volume = 2 | issue = 3 | pages = 125–137 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19582867 | pmc = 2791538 | doi = 10.1002/aur.81}}</ref> and many adults and seniors are autistic.<ref name=Ste106>{{cite journal | vauthors = Steinhausen HC, Mohr Jensen C, Lauritsen MB | title = A systematic review and meta-analysis of the long-term overall outcome of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood | journal = Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | volume = 133 | issue = 6 | pages = 445–452 | date = June 2016 | pmid = 26763353 | doi = 10.1111/acps.12559 }}</ref><ref name="Rapin">{{cite journal | vauthors = Rapin I, Tuchman RF | title = Autism: definition, neurobiology, screening, diagnosis | journal = Pediatric Clinics of North America | volume = 55 | issue = 5 | pages = 1129–1146, viii | date = October 2008 | pmid = 18929056 | doi = 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.07.005 }}</ref> There is no specifically known cause (it is thought to be genetic),<ref name="Fractionable">{{cite journal|vauthors=Happé F, Ronald A |s2cid=13928876 |title=The 'fractionable autism triad': a review of evidence from behavioural, genetic, cognitive and neural research |journal=Neuropsychol Rev |volume=18 |issue=4 |pages=287–304 |year=2008 |pmid=18956240 |doi=10.1007/s11065-008-9076-8}}</ref><ref name="HappeTime">{{cite journal | vauthors = Happé F, Ronald A, Plomin R | title = Time to give up on a single explanation for autism | journal = Nature Neuroscience | volume = 9 | issue = 10 | pages = 1218–1220 | year = 2006 | pmid = 17001340 | doi = 10.1038/nn1770 | doi-access = free}}</ref> prevention, or cure for autism.<ref name="CCD2007">{{cite journal | vauthors = Myers SM, Johnson CP | title = Management of children with autism spectrum disorders | journal = Pediatrics | volume = 120 | issue = 5 | pages = 1162–1182 | date = November 2007 | pmid = 17967921 | doi = 10.1542/peds.2007-2362 | url = https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/120/5/1162 | doi-access = free }}</ref> The autistic culture and autism rights movement includes those who argue that autism should be accepted as a natural part of the diversity of kinds of people.<ref name=Sil2008>{{cite journal |journal=BioSocieties |year=2008 |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=325–341 |title=Fieldwork on another planet: social science perspectives on the autism spectrum | vauthors = Silverman C |s2cid=145379758 |doi=10.1017/S1745855208006236}}</ref><ref name=Frith2014>{{cite news |last=Frith |first=Uta | name-list-format = vanc |title=Autism – are we any closer to explaining the enigma? |url=https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/edition-10/autism-are-we-any-closer-explaining-enigma |work=The Psychologist (magazine) |publisher=British Psychological Society |date=October 2014 |volume=27 |pages=744–745}}</ref> In the 2000s, the number of autistic people was estimated at 1–2 per 1,000 people worldwide.<ref name=News2007>{{cite journal | vauthors = Newschaffer CJ, Croen LA, Daniels J, Giarelli E, Grether JK, Levy SE, Mandell DS, Miller LA, Pinto-Martin J, Reaven J, Reynolds AM, Rice CE, Schendel D, Windham GC | title = The epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders | journal = Annual Review of Public Health | volume = 28 | pages = 235–258 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17367287 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.28.021406.144007 }}</ref> | ||
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=== | ===Autismgender=== | ||
[[File:autigender.png|thumb|Autigender [[Flags|flag]] created by noitspronouncedgif.<ref>http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123783742554/fascigender-and-autigender-flags-from-the-pride | [[File:autigender.png|thumb|Autigender [[Flags|flag]] created by noitspronouncedgif.<ref>http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123783742554/fascigender-and-autigender-flags-from-the-pride</ref> The black infinity symbol refers to the rainbow infinity symbol that means neurodiversity.]] | ||
* '''Name(s):''' autismgender, autigender, or autgender.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive">The since-deleted post in the ''mogai-archive'' blog where this word was coined: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/93477063574/auti-s-gender Another blog's archive of that lost blog post: http://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95723823254/autisgender An archive of that archive: https://archive.is/BTFMN#selection-489.0-489.14</ref> | * '''Name(s):''' autismgender, autigender, or autgender.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive">The since-deleted post in the ''mogai-archive'' blog where this word was coined: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/93477063574/auti-s-gender Another blog's archive of that lost blog post: http://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95723823254/autisgender An archive of that archive: https://archive.is/BTFMN#selection-489.0-489.14</ref> | ||
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* '''Origin:''' Coined on or before Aug 25, 2014 by Tumblr users autismgender and esperancegirl by submissions to the MOGAI-Archive blog.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive" /> | * '''Origin:''' Coined on or before Aug 25, 2014 by Tumblr users autismgender and esperancegirl by submissions to the MOGAI-Archive blog.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive" /> | ||
* '''Meaning:''' A gender identity with which some nonbinary | * '''Meaning:''' A gender identity with which some nonbinary people with autism choose to use to describe themselves. As originally defined by Tumblr users autismgender and esperancegirl, autismgender means "autism as part or whole of gender identity; a gender that can only be understood in context of being autistic." When your gender experience is influenced by or linked to your autism, or your understanding of the concept of gender itself is fundamentally altered by your autism.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive" /> | ||
* '''Keywords:''' autism, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]) | |||
== | * '''Demographics:''' In the 2016 Nonbinary/Genderqueer Survey, one of the 3055 respondents called their gender identity "autistic," and another said "autisgender."<ref name=NBGQ2016>"NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results." ''Gender Census.'' March 19, 2016. http://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results</ref> In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, 66 of the 11,242 respondents (0.59%) called their gender identity autigender, autgender, autistic, or autiqueer. Several of these included explanations from the survey respondants that they meant that autism was their gender, or had a significant effect on their understanding of gender.<ref name="2019 Gender Census">"Gender Census 2019 - the worldwide TL;DR." ''Gender Census.'' March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2020. https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20200118084451/https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr</ref> | ||
==Neurogenders associated with BPD== | |||
===Bordergender=== | ===Bordergender=== | ||
* '''Name(s):''' bordergender or borderfluid<ref name="bordergender"> | * '''Name(s):''' bordergender or borderfluid<ref name="bordergender">"Borderline Blog." January 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921031543/http://imighthavebpd.tumblr.com/post/108384556779/bordergenderborderfluid</ref> | ||
* '''Origin:''' Coined by Tumblr user izayaorihahaha in 2014 in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog<ref name="bordergender" /> | * '''Origin:''' Coined by Tumblr user izayaorihahaha in 2014 in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog<ref name="bordergender" /> | ||
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* '''Meaning:''' As defined by its coiner, "A fluctuating gender experienced exclusively by people with BPD [Borderline Personality Disorder]. A gender identity lacking a firm grasp on ones identity, while still experiencing gender, to varying degrees, but having trouble pinning it down to just one label or identity. Having the sense of grasping at labels as much as possible to describe a gender we keep questioning because we keep second guessing our sense of selves and, consequentially, our sense of gender. [...] this isn’t 'borderline is my gender' this is 'borderline has an affect on my gender because mental illness can have an affect on all aspects of our lives including our sexualities, romantic orientations and genders.'"<ref name="bordergender" /> | * '''Meaning:''' As defined by its coiner, "A fluctuating gender experienced exclusively by people with BPD [Borderline Personality Disorder]. A gender identity lacking a firm grasp on ones identity, while still experiencing gender, to varying degrees, but having trouble pinning it down to just one label or identity. Having the sense of grasping at labels as much as possible to describe a gender we keep questioning because we keep second guessing our sense of selves and, consequentially, our sense of gender. [...] this isn’t 'borderline is my gender' this is 'borderline has an affect on my gender because mental illness can have an affect on all aspects of our lives including our sexualities, romantic orientations and genders.'"<ref name="bordergender" /> | ||
* '''Keywords:''' connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]) | * '''Keywords:''' connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]), indescribable | ||
* ''' | * '''Demographics:''' In the Nonbinary/Genderqueer Survey 2016, one respondent.<ref name=NBGQ2016 /> In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, two respondents.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> | ||
==Neurogenders associated with no one specific neurotype== | ==Neurogenders associated with no one specific neurotype== | ||
===Gendervague=== | ===Gendervague=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:vaguegender.png|thumb|Gendervague [[flags]] created by Cryptomegha.<ref name="vague coin">Cryptomegha (Gcdzilla, StrangeGloved). Untitled post. ''gcdzilla'' (blog). August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141003224751/http://gcdzilla.tumblr.com/post/91603686632/ok-so-the-rly-cool-people-at-the-neurodivergentkin</ref>]] | ||
* '''Name(s):''' gendervague<ref name="vague coin" /> | * '''Name(s):''' gendervague<ref name="vague coin" /> | ||
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* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Cryptomegha (Tumblr usernames StrangeGloved and Gcdzilla), together with many participants of the neurodivergentkin network.<ref name="vague coin" /> | * '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Cryptomegha (Tumblr usernames StrangeGloved and Gcdzilla), together with many participants of the neurodivergentkin network.<ref name="vague coin" /> | ||
* '''Meaning:''' As originally described by its coiners, gendervague is "a nonbinary gender that can only be used by neurodivergent people [...] it means that your gender is not definable with words because of one’s status as neurodivergent. the black and gray flag represents brain fog, as well as vagueness."<ref name="vague coin" /> Later, in 2016, autistic activist [[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] (b. 1993) wrote, " | * '''Meaning:''' As originally described by its coiners, gendervague is "a nonbinary gender that can only be used by neurodivergent people [...] it means that your gender is not definable with words because of one’s status as neurodivergent. the black and gray flag represents brain fog, as well as vagueness."<ref name="vague coin" /> Later, in 2016, autistic activist [[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] (b. 1993) wrote, "I’ve started referring to myself as gendervague, a term coined within the autistic community to refer to a specifically neurodivergent experience of trans/gender identity. For many of us, gender mostly impacts our lives when projected onto us through other people’s assumptions, but holds little intrinsic meaning. Someone who is gendervague cannot separate their gender identity from their neurodivergence – being autistic doesn’t ''cause'' my gender identity, but it is inextricably related to how I understand and experience gender. [...] For many (but certainly not all) autistic people, we can’t make heads or tails of either the widespread assumption that everyone fits neatly into categories of men and women or the nonsensical characteristics expected or assumed of womanhood and manhood. Recent research has shown that autistic people are more likely to identify as transgender or [[genderqueer]] than non-autistic people. That’s not surprising to me, because I’ve met far more trans or genderqueer people in autistic spaces than I have anywhere else."<ref name="Brown">{{Cite web |title=Gendervague: At the Intersection of Autistic and Trans Experiences |last=Brown |first=Lydia X. Z. |work=The Asperger / Autism Network (AANE) |date=22 June 2016 |access-date=9 June 2020 |url= https://www.aane.org/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences/}}</ref> Another gendervague person, the author Max Sparrow, wrote that "gendervague helps to create a community where people understand that disability can affect gender presentation as much as or even more than inherent gender identity. Identity labels so often focus on sifting out one aspect of identity, holding it apart and separate from other aspects of our lives. Gendervague is an inherently intersected identity, honoring two different facets of identity equally, simultaneously more exclusive and more inclusive."<ref name="transtistic">Max Sparrow. "What is gendervague?" ''Transtistic: At the Intersection of Transtistic and Autgender'' (blog). June 17, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2019. https://transtistic.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/what-is-gendervague Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20190411000915/https://transtistic.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/what-is-gendervague/</ref> | ||
* '''Keywords:''' attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]) | * '''Keywords:''' attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]), indefinable, indescribable, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) | ||
* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, 26 respondents (0.23%) called themselves gendervague. Three more respondents simply called their gender "vague." | * '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, 26 respondents (0.23%) called themselves gendervague. Three more respondents simply called their gender "vague."<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> | ||
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File:vagueflux.png|Vagueflux: A gender which is in flux, but determining the intensity of one’s gender is difficult due to neurodivergency. | File:vagueflux.png|Vagueflux: A gender which is in flux, but determining the intensity of one’s gender is difficult due to neurodivergency. | ||
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File:vaguegirl.png|Vaguegirl | File:vaguegirl.png|Vaguegirl | ||
File:vagueboy.png|Vagueboy | File:vagueboy.png|Vagueboy | ||
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===Pendogender=== | ===Pendogender=== | ||
[[File:Pendogender.png|thumb|Pendogender [[Flags|flag]] created by pastelmemer.<ref>http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123466666709/is-there-a-pendogender-flag | [[File:Pendogender.png|thumb|Pendogender [[Flags|flag]] created by pastelmemer.<ref>http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123466666709/is-there-a-pendogender-flag</ref>]] | ||
* '''Name(s):''' pendogender | * '''Name(s):''' pendogender | ||
* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Tumblr user pastel-memer by submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog.<ref name="pendogender coin"> | * '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Tumblr user pastel-memer by submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog.<ref name="pendogender coin">http://archive.is/WzKNu#selection-385.1-389.96</ref> | ||
* '''Meaning:''' As originally described by pastel-memer, it means "never being satisfied with your gender or feeling settled no matter how well it fits due to self-doubt, causing one to compulsively search and seek out something that fits even better. Gender perfectionism. The 'gender' part can be replaced by the closest fitting gender at any time, | * '''Meaning:''' As originally described by pastel-memer, it means "never being satisfied with your gender or feeling settled no matter how well it fits due to self-doubt, causing one to compulsively search and seek out something that fits even better. Gender perfectionism. The 'gender' part can be replaced by the closest fitting gender at any time, ie pendo[[list of uncommon nonbinary identities#juxera|juxera]]/pendo-[[agender]]. For neurodivergent folks only, coined with people with anxiety disorders, OCD, and OCPD in mind."<ref name="pendogender coin" /> | ||
* '''Keywords:''' anxiety, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]) | * '''Keywords:''' anxiety, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), prefix, [[questioning]] | ||
* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, one respondent.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> | * '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, one respondent.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Xenogender]] | *[[Xenogender]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Xenogender]] | [[Category:Xenogender]] |