Adolescent Gender Dysphoria: Resources for Parents of Natal Females

Seven resources for parents and carers of a natal female adolescent, including two pathway-specific parent guides and a guide for the young person. Approximately 162 pages in editable Word documents.

WHAT IS INCLUDED

• Parent Handout — Adolescent-Onset Natal Female Youth — approximately 28 pages.

• Parent Handout — Gender-Nonconforming Female-Attracted Natal Female Adolescents — approximately 22 pages.

• Different Roads: A Guide for Trans, Non-Binary and Questioning Teens Assigned Female at Birth — approximately 19 pages.

• Puberty Blockers in NSW: The Law, the Services and the Assessment — approximately 16 pages.

• Testosterone and Oestrogen in NSW: Under 16, 16 to 17, and 18 and Over — approximately 14 pages.

• Understanding Autism, Autistic Traits and Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents — approximately 33 pages.

• Detransition: What the Evidence Does and Doesn’t Tell Us — approximately 30 pages.

The guides explore developmental pathways, family conversations, assessment, medical decisions and the evidence.

Information about puberty suppression and hormone treatment is relevant across settings. Specific services and some eligibility requirements focus on New South Wales and may differ in other Australian states and territories and overseas. Word page counts are approximate and can vary with software and layout.