A couple have told of their horror at being reported to social services for misgendering their autistic child during therapy
. The parents - whose two vulnerable teenagers were born girls but have both identified as boys - say the stress caused by the intervention amid family counselling sessions had been a “living nightmare”.
The parents, whose children are now 14 and 16, were undergoing family therapy with the NHS’s child and adolescent mental health services last year when they were told they were being reported to social services for not using their eldest child’s preferred pronouns. "They could tell we’re a loving, close family. They have closed the case now but we had months of pure stress and worry over it. I’m not going anywhere near CAMHS again. I can’t believe what they did to us.”
The NHS was told to close the UK’s only dedicated gender identity clinic for children and young people after it was criticised in an independent review led by Dr Hilary Cass. The Scottish Government has said its Supporting Transgender Young People in Schools guidance helps all schools to deliver a “safe, supportive environment, regardless of gender, and ensure that everyone’s rights are respected”.
“The thing that worried us the most was the link to Autism Spectrum Disorder and referrals of girls with autism to the Gender Identity Development Service. That was a huge red flag for us. It seemed there was no watchful waiting approach open to the children. It was all about affirming and being pushed down that path of affirmation.
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