Multiple studies indicate that children with autism (viz. are on the Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD) are disproportionally represented in gender clinic cohorts, constituting around 8% of the Gender Dysphoria (GD) clinic cohort.
The ASD cohort in the general population is between 0.5% and 1%. Meaning that the ASD GD cohort are hugely disproportionately represented in gender clinics.
Data from 48,186 autistic and possibly autistic participants in 36 primary studies were meta-analyzed. Pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation was 34.2% (95% CI 27.9–40.5), suicide plans 21.9% (13.4–30.4), and suicidal attempts and behaviors 24.3% (18.9–29.6)
For a gender clinic to be not screening for autism/ASD in their patients seems incomprehensible!
I don’t think any young people should be subjected to these interventions but young autistic patients are clearly the perfect target for this ideologically-corrupted branch of medicine for all the reasons detailed above: their difficulty thinking ahead, concrete thinking, obsessiveness and difficulty tolerating ambiguity. No wonder they’re so over-represented.
For gender clinics to simply dispense with screening is yet more evidence of the exceptionalism of gender medicine. Ordinary standards—of evidence, of thorough, impartial assessment, of ethics and of transparency —simply don’t apply. Gender medicine is “special” and only those operating within it can understand it. Outsiders should simply trust the gender gurus.
It is interesting to note that the ‘WPATH STANDARDS of CARE’ (item 3) requires that Mental health professionals should screen for autistic spectrum disorders and other mental health concerns and incorporate the identified concerns into the overall treatment plan:
3. Assess, diagnose, and discuss treatment options for co-existing mental health concerns
Clients presenting with gender dysphoria may struggle with a range of mental health concerns whether related or unrelated to what is often a long history of gender dysphoria and/or chronic minority stress.
Possible concerns include anxiety, depression, self-harm, a history of abuse and neglect, compulsivity, substance abuse, sexual concerns, personality disorders, eating disorders, psychotic disorders, and autistic spectrum disorders. Mental health professionals should screen for these and other mental health concerns and incorporate the identified concerns into the overall treatment plan.
Multiple studies indicate that children with autism (viz. are on the Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD) are disproportionally represented in gender clinic cohorts, constituting around 8% of the Gender Dysphoria (GD) clinic cohort.
The ASD cohort in the general population is between 0.5% and 1%. Meaning that the ASD GD cohort are hugely disproportionately represented in gender clinics.
Data from 48,186 autistic and possibly autistic participants in 36 primary studies were meta-analyzed. Pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation was 34.2% (95% CI 27.9–40.5), suicide plans 21.9% (13.4–30.4), and suicidal attempts and behaviors 24.3% (18.9–29.6)
For a gender clinic to be not screening for autism/ASD in their patients seems incomprehensible!
I don’t think any young people should be subjected to these interventions but young autistic patients are clearly the perfect target for this ideologically-corrupted branch of medicine for all the reasons detailed above: their difficulty thinking ahead, concrete thinking, obsessiveness and difficulty tolerating ambiguity. No wonder they’re so over-represented.
For gender clinics to simply dispense with screening is yet more evidence of the exceptionalism of gender medicine. Ordinary standards—of evidence, of thorough, impartial assessment, of ethics and of transparency —simply don’t apply. Gender medicine is “special” and only those operating within it can understand it. Outsiders should simply trust the gender gurus.
It is interesting to note that the ‘WPATH STANDARDS of CARE’ (item 3) requires that Mental health professionals should screen for autistic spectrum disorders and other mental health concerns and incorporate the identified concerns into the overall treatment plan:
3. Assess, diagnose, and discuss treatment options for co-existing mental health concerns
Clients presenting with gender dysphoria may struggle with a range of mental health concerns whether related or unrelated to what is often a long history of gender dysphoria and/or chronic minority stress.
Possible concerns include anxiety, depression, self-harm, a history of abuse and neglect, compulsivity, substance abuse, sexual concerns, personality disorders, eating disorders, psychotic disorders, and autistic spectrum disorders. Mental health professionals should screen for these and other mental health concerns and incorporate the identified concerns into the overall treatment plan.