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Exploring gender identity within the context of Asperger’s syndrome – Review
This is a thesis from 2012. According to the abstract, the author interviewed adult men with Aspergers about their “perceptions of masculinity, gender-typed behaviours, relationships, and societal...
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At the Intersection of Gender and Autism – Part 2
George Davis:“Perhaps rather than extreme male brains, autistic women have extreme individual brains. As a group we seem to be less influenced than typical women by the roles society expects us to...
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Identical Reared apart Twins Concordant for Transsexuality – Review
This is a brief article about a case of identical twins reared apart who both had gender dysphoria. Unfortunately, it is based on an interview with only one of the twins. This makes it a suggestive...
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The Science Behind Suicide Contagion – New York Times Article
“When Marilyn Monroe died in August 1962, with the cause listed as probable suicide, the nation reacted. In the months afterward, there was extensive news coverage, widespread sorrow and a spate of...
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Characteristics of children and adolescents with gender dysphoria referred to...
This article is in German, so I have only seen the abstract. Demographic data on trans kids and teens is generally lacking, but there seems to be an increase in diagnoses of gender dysphoria. “Given...
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Gender dysphoria in adolescents: difficulties in treatment – Extremely Brief...
This is a review of an abstract; the original article is in German and I don’t have access to it. “In many children and adolescents with gender dysphoria only minor or no psychopathology is found.”...
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Is Gender Identity Disorder in Adolescents Coming out of the Closet? – Review
The number of teenagers with gender dysphoria increased sharply at a Canadian clinic, starting in 2004. The authors of this article call for more discussion and research on the subject of teenagers...
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More Than Two Developmental Pathways in Children With Gender Dysphoria? – Review
There is a short but important piece about the persistence of gender dysphoria in children. In this Dutch clinic, they found that: 70% of the children they diagnosed with gender dysphoria did not...
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Patterns of Referral to a Gender Identity Service for Children and...
This is a follow-up to an earlier letter to the editor calling for research and discussion on the subject of teenagers with gender dysphoria. The authors had seen a sharp increase in the number of...
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Evidence for an Altered Sex Ratio in Clinic-Referred Adolescents with Gender...
This is a highly significant study showing that the population of teenagers referred for gender dysphoria is changing. It is noteworthy that this is happening in two different countries. The sex ratio...
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Anorexia nervosa and gender dysphoria in two adolescents – Review of a case...
This is a case history of two Canadian teenagers with severe eating disorders. Both teens had had other psychiatric problems, and in one case the problems were quite severe. Both teens developed gender...
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Review – Anorexia Nervosa in a Young Boy with Gender Identity Disorder of...
This is the earliest (1997) case study of someone with both gender dysphoria and an eating disorder. Eating disorders are rare in children and in males, so an eating disorder in a boy is very unusual....
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The development of gender identity in the autistic child – Extremely Brief...
A 1981 study of autistic children found that gender identity was related to “mental age, chronological age, communication skills, physical skills, social skills, self-help skills and academic/cognitive...
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Review of: Effects of treating gender dysphoria and anorexia nervosa in a...
Another case where gender identity is linked to an eating disorder, this time in a trans man (born female). And, another case where transition did not cure the eating disorder. In this case a teenager...
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Gender Identity Disorder and Anorexia Nervosa in Male Monozygotic Twins – Review
This is a fascinating study of identical twins; one had gender dysphoria and one did not. Both twins developed anorexia. Both twins were feminine in behavior from a young age and both were sexually...
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Review of Gender identity disorder in a girl with autism – a case report
This is a 1997 case of a Swedish teenager who had autism as well as symptoms of gender dysphoria, selective mutism, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Treatment with clomipramine decreased her...
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Help for Eating Disorders
“You are not alone. Help is just a call or click away. If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, we are here to help. Call our toll free, confidential Helpline at 1-800-931-2237...
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Eleven-year follow up of boy with Asperger’s syndrome and comorbid gender...
This is a follow-up case study of a Japanese boy with both Asperger’s syndrome and gender dysphoria. It is the first long-term follow-up case study we have for a child with autism and gender dysphoria....
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Review of Clinical Management of Youth with Gender Dysphoria in Vancouver –...
This article is a report on health care provided to youth with gender dysphoria at a clinic in British Colombia, Canada. I’m going to focus on just the demographics in this post and do another post...
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