Autism and ADHD common among trans people with gender dysphoria.

Children diagnosed with gender dysphoria have increased sharply in the last 20 years. Fredrik Lundkvist, child psychiatrist in Stockholm, warns of the development.
- A very large percentage have neuropsychiatric difficulties, above all autism, he says.
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From 55 children diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2012 - to 439 children with gender dysphoria last year.
Among people with the diagnosis, it is common to have autism or psychiatric diagnoses such as depression and anxiety disorders, according to the National Board of Health and Welfare.
Fredrik Lundkvist, a child psychiatrist in Stockholm, thinks it is problematic.
- Many have long-term suffering in the form of anxiety and a feeling of exclusion before they begin to identify as transgender. We have to start taking that seriously, he says.
Draws parallels to the apathetic children
Christofer Gillberg, professor of child psychiatry and world-leading expert on autism, says that gender dysphoria was exceptionally rare before 2013.
- That in itself should cause one to ask the question what it is due to, he says.
He draws parallels to the apathetic children, i.e. the refugee children with abandonment syndrome who set the tone in Swedish social debate in the 2000s.
- Suddenly it becomes hugely widespread and everyone starts talking about gender dysphoria. How could we go from being cautious to opening a dam and unleashing this type of treatment without actually having any scientific support, says Christofer Gillberg.
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