Adolescent Gender Dysphoria: Resources for Parents of Natal Males

Seven resources for parents and carers of a natal male adolescent, including two pathway-specific parent guides and a guide for the young person. Approximately 157 pages in editable Word documents.

WHAT IS INCLUDED

• Understanding Gender Dysphoria in Male-Attracted (Androphilic) Natal Male Adolescents — approximately 22 pages.

• Understanding Autogynephilic Gender Dysphoria in Natal Male Adolescents — approximately 23 pages.

• Different Roads: A Guide for Trans, Non-Binary and Questioning Teens Assigned Male 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.