Autism and Gender Dysphoria
The link between autism and gender dysphoria is explored in this guest post by Millie (a pseudonym), an Autistic solo mum, researcher and advocate. Millie was diagnosed with autism late…
The lobbyists influencing gender health care for children
By Jane Galloway Jane is an autistic woman and parent. She campaigns to highlight not only the under diagnosis and support of autistic women and girls, but the lack of…
BBC Newsnight report on the Tavistock GIDS
The report on the Tavistock GIDS, broadcast on Newsnight on Thursday, is the latest installment of a news story that began in 2018. Towards the end of that year, David…
Stonewall turns its attention to children with SEND and autism – our full report on Stonewall schools guidance since 2015
In March, Stonewall published a new schools guide ‘An Introduction to Supporting LGBT young people’, replacing the guide of the same name published in 2015 which is no longer available…
Autistic Girls : Gender’s silent frontier
Jane Galloway at age 16 A guest post by Jane Galloway Jane Galloway is an Autistic woman with ADHD. Like so many autistic females, she was only diagnosed in her…
Suicide by trans-identified children in England and Wales
This is a guest post from Michael Biggs who researched and wrote this analysis in September 2018 in response to the trailer for the new ITV drama Butterfly which promoted…
Born in Your Own Body – New Book On Transgender Children and Young People
Transgender Children and Young People: Born in Your Own Body is an important new book edited by Heather Brunskell-Evans and Michele Moore and published by Cambridge Scholars. It brings together…
Our Sons: A Mother’s Correspondence About Her Trans Identified Autistic Son
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,…
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…
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…