Therapists, after all, are just human. There are good and bad ones as in any profession. The problem with therapists who are now proclaiming to be the experts in trans identified communities cannot possibly be. ROGD is a relatively new phenomenon. Detransitioners are rarely studied except for the few people willing to do interviews with …
Therapists, after all, are just human. There are good and bad ones as in any profession. The problem with therapists who are now proclaiming to be the experts in trans identified communities cannot possibly be. ROGD is a relatively new phenomenon. Detransitioners are rarely studied except for the few people willing to do interviews with them. The research is horribly lacking so how can anyone be an authority? It would take years of study and as other countries are now changing the direction of affirmation therapy, caution should be the way forward. And sadly, some therapists have used the desperation of parents and an all too curious public to cash in on being "the experts". We can only hope that through all of the noise, there are still those who truly want to help our kids disentangle themselves from the mire and escape as much harm as possible.
Therapists, after all, are just human. There are good and bad ones as in any profession. The problem with therapists who are now proclaiming to be the experts in trans identified communities cannot possibly be. ROGD is a relatively new phenomenon. Detransitioners are rarely studied except for the few people willing to do interviews with them. The research is horribly lacking so how can anyone be an authority? It would take years of study and as other countries are now changing the direction of affirmation therapy, caution should be the way forward. And sadly, some therapists have used the desperation of parents and an all too curious public to cash in on being "the experts". We can only hope that through all of the noise, there are still those who truly want to help our kids disentangle themselves from the mire and escape as much harm as possible.
A good post, Kit. I can only ‘Like’ it once, but you make a great point.