🚨NEW: I’ve received a FOIA’d file from the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (@waDSHS) about a 17-year-old receiving puberty blockers.
I’ve seen some extreme cases of medicalization in the past, but this one stands out even for a deep blue state. 1/5
I’ve seen some extreme cases of medicalization in the past, but this one stands out even for a deep blue state. 1/5
The kid is reported to have a “past [of] extensive abuse [including sexual] and neglect” and to have been through “93 different placements,” which include Qualified Residential Treatment Programs. 2/5
The kid has “borderline intellectual functioning,” with “adaptive scoring in the 2nd percentile.”
A recent study found “a possible detrimental impact [from GnRHa] on IQ. These findings accord with the wider literature on GnRH expression and brain structure and function.”
Unclear whether or how the kid’s use of GnRHa affected IQ in his case. 3/5
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ap…
A recent study found “a possible detrimental impact [from GnRHa] on IQ. These findings accord with the wider literature on GnRH expression and brain structure and function.”
Unclear whether or how the kid’s use of GnRHa affected IQ in his case. 3/5
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ap…
The kid also has numerous psych diagnoses: “PTSD; Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder; Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder; ADHD, combined type and learning disorder. [A]lso has an official diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria and is currently seen at the Providence gender clinic and is participating in gender hormone therapy.” 4/5
All of these obvious red flags can be, and often are, written off by gender clinicians as consequences of “minority stress.” Some clinicians may even interpret them as reasons to “affirm” and prescribe Rx. 5/5
city-journal.org/article/what-h…
city-journal.org/article/what-h…
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