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https://open.substack.com/pub/maiapoet/p/the-misunderstood-autistic-girl-to?r=1gcde6&utm_medium=ios

So many neurodivergent/ autism spectrum young people are seduced into taking the “born in the wrong body” metaphor as literally true. Clinicians should know better.

I’ve written about my experiences of transition, detransition & autism at length on my substack. If your kid has ASD traits, their gender situation is likely an outgrowth of their other social/emotional/sensory issues. I hope my series on autism in girls can help many parents (though much of the information may be applicable to boys as well)

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AlexEsq's avatar

Maia Poet, do you think that your substack is "safe reading" for youth currently still caught up in this ideology? You describe my son very well & I would like to be able to send him the link, but ...

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