@LGBTDoc I worry that my daughter has autism and her late onset gender dysphoria is a symptom of that. How will we know until brain maturity
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@4th_WaveNow@LGBTDoc just spoke with gender specialist today who confirms many, many ASD folks presenting to clinic.2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
As I understand it, most gender docs think youth with ASD are entitled to medical transition.
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Replying to @4th_WaveNow @LisaMarchiano
-it's more complicated w/ kids w/ ASD, but ASD is not an inherent barrier to medical transition.
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Why not? Med transition entails perm changes that many with ASD might not fully grasp.
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many can and do grasp the consequences. It's impossible to make blanket statements about ASD.
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Do you think a 14-yr-old moving from blockers to "T" can predict how she'll feel in 20 years?
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/1 Also in your practice do you see teens who suddenly want to transition when not GD previously?
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