A mother in New Zealand fears for the future of her vulnerable, autistic son and the path he has chosen. Transcript Hi, I’m a mum from New Zealand. I had our son at 47 years of age and he was born a high functioning autistic. As a boy, he had all the typical male behaviours […]
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A mother in South Africa expresses her anger and distress at the lack of exploration when her daughter said she was trans. Transcript I’m a mother from South Africa. Early this year, my adult daughter came out as trans, completely out of the blue. Despite her 10 year history of mental health issues, depression, anxiety,
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A mother in Pennsylvania describes how her son stepped back from identifying as female, but that things could have been so different if she had taken him to the gender clinic as she had initially planned. Transcript I’m a mom in Pennsylvania and my kid is apparently a they/them non-binary person now with a gender-neutral
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A father in New Jersey worries that despite his own daughter’s desistence, autistic and other vulnerable children are being swept up in the idea that transition is a solution to many problems. He highlights the organisations and individuals who have provided him a lifeline. Transcript I’m a father in New Jersey and I’ve spent the
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A mother in the UK describes her experience of having a son who removed himself from his family and changed beyond recognition in his quest to find his place in the world. Transcript I am a mum from the UK. Unfortunately, like many other loving parents I have met, our 19 year old son doesn’t
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A mother’s heart breaks and then finds solace with others who also feel their sons and daughters have been taken from them. Transcript This morning, Facebook reminded me that I once had a handsome son with a smile that would light up a room. Staring at me on the screen was this dark and handsome,
A mother in Colorado describes how her son’s difficulties were made worse by clinicians agreeing with his self-diagnosis. This first appeared as a PITT essay. Transcript I’m a mother in Denver, Colorado. My son was a happy go lucky kid in every way until high school, then suddenly he became self-conscious and insecure about himself
A mother in the midwest asks why medical professionals won’t tell the truth about transition. Transcript I am a mom from the Midwest. For the past five years, my 21-year-old daughter has believed that she is a gay man. Throughout her childhood, my daughter largely conformed to gender roles, although that is not something I
