Transgender men have more autistic traits than heterosexual men and women. Transsexuality is a state of a type of gender identity in which a certain person identifies as a member of the opposite sex. Transgender men are biological women who feel like men and want to acquire such status. A team of scientists led by Simon Baron-Cohen, a professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, is focusing its efforts on searching for traits associated with autism. These are: inability to read social cues and experiencing difficulties when changing daily activities. The scientists conducted their research among 61 transgender men, 198 transgender women, 98 heterosexual women, 76 heterosexual men, and 125 people diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. Baron-Cohen explains that autistic people probably have what he calls a “distinctly male” brain, which is dominated by systematic thinking—typical of men. This way of thinking contrasts with the cognitive style known as “compassionate.” It enables a better understanding of the thoughts and feelings of others and is characteristic of the fairer sex. Of course, with exceptions. Experts have found that when women have extra testosterone, their ability to think “compassionately” decreases. Because the transgender men taking part in the study had already transitioned to their preferred gender, a process that required taking male hormones, the study could not determine whether the autistic traits were due to transsexuality or hormones. The observations of the child psychiatrist from London – Dr. Domenico Segli, are that in girls who have a problem with their gender identity, more features characteristic of autism are observed. Experts specify that the findings do not mean that gender identity in transgender people is a guarantee of autism. They are just another idea related to the autistic brain. On the other hand, however, they could lead to more care for people with similar conditions.