re: Trans community, early experiences
So, All this while I'd see other autistic transgirls and get Really bugged out. Like... Are they to be trusted, are they doing what the Fae in Their head is telling them?
Do They Know?
Of course later I found out that the Changelings in faerie folklore were based on kids who would suddenly stop talking or develop amazing skills and talents as small children, and it was chalked up to having been snatched up by the Fair Folk and Changed.