The Cass Review: Interim Report Published
We welcome today's interim report from The Cass Review and its recognition that the current service model "is not a safe or viable long-term option". The report deserves a detailed…
Our Concerns About Healthtalk.org Project Featuring Trans-Identified Young People And Their Parents
We wrote to Professor Sue Ziebland at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care, Professor John Powell at NIHR, and Dipex Charity (responsible for Healthtalk.org website) in July 2020 outlining our…
My Brief Spell as an Activist
Lucy Kross Wallace is a young autistic woman, who describes her gradual slide into social justice activism via autism advocacy and how she developed the self-awareness to see that her…
Erin Brewer: Interview series with detransitioners
Erin Brewer has interviewed several detransitioners about their experiences, what led to their trans identification and how they came to detransition. At the end of this post is a list…
Martian in the Playground
This deceptively little book contains more truth and provides more insight into what it is like to have Asperger′s Syndrome than many a weighty tome on the subject. It offers…
Breast Binding – Self Harm or Gender Care?
What is binding? Binding is the practice of flattening breasts with constrictive materials to give the impression of a flatter, more masculine appearing chest. It is most commonly associated with…
Gender Issues for Autistic girls
This article first appeared on the Autism Hampshire website. It is reproduced here with kind permission of the Author. Advice for Parents with Gender Atyptical Daughters I write this article…
Gender change is no fix for Autism
The Australian Article (paywall) The story was also covered in The Daily Mail. Article in The Australian, quoting Tony Attwood's statement that gender change in children could lead to later…