Also, thank you for posting your and your daughter's story. My son wants hormones to become a "girl". My son obviously hates his body - body dysmorphia as a diagnosis is not questionable. However, my son does not seem to identify as a woman. I do not believe he has gender dysphoria. Yes, he is probably autistic. Yes, he experienced traum…
Also, thank you for posting your and your daughter's story. My son wants hormones to become a "girl". My son obviously hates his body - body dysmorphia as a diagnosis is not questionable. However, my son does not seem to identify as a woman. I do not believe he has gender dysphoria. Yes, he is probably autistic. Yes, he experienced trauma prior to deciding he was trans: we moved multiple times during COVID, we live in a state that required online school during COVID, he left the only home he had ever known and spent a year in isolation with his computer. A year later, according to his statements to doctors, he realized the reason he was so unhappy was because he was trans. I cannot let these facts go when affirmers, including his current therapist, say hormones are the "answer". On a personal note, I feel like I am living an episode of the Twilight Zone. Nothing makes sense. I have had two left-leaning psych professionals (one a psychiatrist and one a psychologist) tell me that they do not agree with the current handling by the medical community of kids like ours. However, they will not speak up. Please, do so.
Also, thank you for posting your and your daughter's story. My son wants hormones to become a "girl". My son obviously hates his body - body dysmorphia as a diagnosis is not questionable. However, my son does not seem to identify as a woman. I do not believe he has gender dysphoria. Yes, he is probably autistic. Yes, he experienced trauma prior to deciding he was trans: we moved multiple times during COVID, we live in a state that required online school during COVID, he left the only home he had ever known and spent a year in isolation with his computer. A year later, according to his statements to doctors, he realized the reason he was so unhappy was because he was trans. I cannot let these facts go when affirmers, including his current therapist, say hormones are the "answer". On a personal note, I feel like I am living an episode of the Twilight Zone. Nothing makes sense. I have had two left-leaning psych professionals (one a psychiatrist and one a psychologist) tell me that they do not agree with the current handling by the medical community of kids like ours. However, they will not speak up. Please, do so.
I could have written this myself, only change-it is my daughter,not son. Daughter is 16 now, it all started in 2019/ 2020 for us.
What state are you in? How old is your kid?