Phenomenology of Gender Dysphoria in Autism

Duration: 28 mins Publication Date: 10 Jan 2023 Next Review Date: 10 Jan 2026 DOI: 10.13056/acamh.22473

Description

In this ‘Papers Podcast’ episode, we are joined by Dr. Kate Cooper to discuss her JCPP paper ‘Phenomenology of gender dysphoria in autism: a multiperspective qualitative analysis’. Kate is the first author of the paper.

Learning Objectives

1. What challenges might a person with autism face, as it relates to gender dysphoria, over and above a neurotypical young person with gender dysphoria.
2. The communication difficulties between clinicians and autistic service users for gender dysphoria
3. What clinicians can do differently to improve this.
4. What other autism adaptations are recommended for clinical services.
5. The significant difference in opinions that clinicians, parents, and autistic young people had and elaborates on the implications of the difference in opinions between these groups.
6. Advice for parents or carers, CAMH professionals and policy makers.