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1/ I don't think this is the right way to write about gender dysphoria that appears to be rapid-onset, how to understand GD when it's co-occurring with other symptoms, etc. etc. This article's most serious problem is that it seem to take at face valuehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/when-your-daughter-defies-biology-11546804848 …
2/ a bunch of mothers' claims that their kids HAVE, full-stop, "rapid-onset gender dysphoria." But this isn't an official diagnosis -- it's an idea that's being studied. It does appear to be the case that for some kids, the way they understand their gender ID, or their
3/ interpretation of certain feelings as being "about" gender ID at root, are influenced by their peers, social media, etc. etc. See the below grabs from my Atlantic article (1st and 2nd ) and a WaPo article (3rd). Competent clinicians are aware of and ask about this stuff. It'spic.twitter.com/lLYbDMezQp
4/ "real" in the sense that yes, it seems to happen sometimes. But that's a far cry from a mom "diagnosing" her kid with a "condition" that is so controversial. You can't say for sure what's going on with these kids. That's why an article like this needs to be written more
5/ cautiously. It isn't a good idea for parents to decide, for sure, who their kid is and will be in the long run based on a few tumultuous months, a mental-health crisis, or whatever else -- when a young person is going through this sort of period, you shouldn't say "Yes, my
6/kid is definitely trapped in the wrong body," but you ALSO shouldn't say "My kid definitely has ROGD." There are just a million ways things could go, and a million things that could be causing your child's distress. You should be compassionate and listen and be comfortable with
7/ ambiguity. PLEASE don't armchair-diagnose. I'd say "Find a competent gender therapist" but I think in most places there's a terrible shortage them and a lot of borderline-quacks setting up shop to meet rising demand. Check out this quote from Erica Anderson we had to cut for
8/ length from my Atlantic piece. She's an established Bay Area clinician, herself trans, who has a very good sense of what's going on. So I guess all I can say is LOOK for a competent therapist, but tread carefully. But yeah -- this article is quite frustrating and does notpic.twitter.com/HLX9BrUkn0
9/ give a comprehensive, nuanced account to parents. I hope any who read it seek out more balanced resources as well. Oh look here you go:https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/when-a-child-says-shes-trans/561749/ …
Parents. Not just mother's. Both parents are aware of the phenomenon.
If this isn't a new social contagion, where were all the trans female-born kids before? If they existed but couldn't trans (no treatment, too much stigma etc etc) why aren't they transitioning now, as adult women?
"a bunch of mothers"
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