In early January this year we received an email from a mother asking for advice about her trans identified autistic son. Our advice to parents is always “trust your instincts, you know your child best” but in this case we also asked two other mums whose situations were very similar if they would be willing […]
Speech Language Assessment, Autism And Transition
One of the most alarming aspects of the exponential rise in the number of children referred to gender clinics over the last few years is the steady rise of those on the Autism Spectrum, who now make up a staggering 50% of referrals to the Tavistock clinic in London. An exhaustive analysis of the reasons for […]
Kids On The Edge: The Gender Clinic
Kids on the Edge: The Gender Clinic was a documentary on the work of the Tavistock and Portman gender clinic in London, aired on Channel 4 on November 16th. The programme was devastating and heartbreaking in equal measure, not least because of the statistic that half the number of children being referred to the Tavistock […]
UK: Treatment Dilemmas in Puberty Suppression Seminar
We attended a seminar at Cambridge University entitled ‘Gender Non-Conforming Children: Treatment Dilemmas In Puberty Suppression’ presented by Bernadette Wren, Head of Psychology, Gender Identity Development Service, Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust. This post attempts to sum up her presentation, with our comments added under each section. There is much more to say, so we […]
UK: Evidence From Medical Organisations
We had a look through all the written evidence submitted by medical organisations to the government transgender inquiry to see how the recommendations for the care and treatment of children and adolescents were reached by the inquiry. Here we’ve pulled out the most relevant quotes, with our synopsis at the end: Written evidence submitted by […]