Scott Leibowitz

TL;DR: After establishment of a multidisciplinary gender clinic, the gender identity disorder population increased fourfold and complex clinical presentations required additional mental health support as the patient population grew.

TL;DR: The SOC-8 guidelines are intended to be flexible to meet the diverse health care needs of TGD people globally and offer standards for promoting optimal health care and guidance for the treatment of people experiencing gender incongruence.

TL;DR: Initial clinical consensus guidelines for the assessment and care of adolescents with co-occurring autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and gender dysphoria (GD) are developed, from the best clinical practices of current experts in the field.

TL;DR: The characteristics of referral patterns to specialized clinics, a brief overview of gender identity development in adolescence, and the phenomenology of known aetiological factors and co-occurring psychiatric issues in adolescents with GD are explored.

TL;DR: It is suggested that many of the studies that assess ASD-symptoms in gender-diverse groups are more convincing than suggested by Turban and van Schalkwyk because they employ measures assessing the multi-dimensionality of ASD symptoms and report significant elevations not only for socially-related symptoms but also for the various components of restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests core to ASD.