There's plenty wrong w/ this article, including the claim that "watchful waiting” (i.e. supporting a child yet not endorsing opposite-sex identity) has been "deemed outdated by American Academy of Pediatrics."
Did the @AmerAcadPeds say that? Yes and no.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/24/james-younger-luna-transgender-greg-abbott/ …
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3. ....Actually supports watchful waiting as the best, evidence-based approach:
@JamesCantorPhD : "AAP told neither the truth nor the whole truth, committing sins both of commission & of omission, asserting claims easily falsified by anyone caring to do any fact-checking at all."Show this thread -
4. "It was not clear on what basis AAP could say watchful waiting withholds support—AAP cited no support for its claim. The people in such programs often receive substantial support during this period."
@JamesCantorPhD There's much more. Read it here: http://www.sexologytoday.org/2018/10/american-academy-of-pediatrics-policy.html …Show this thread
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