Pediatric Rheumatologist @MontefiorePeds. Research in pediatric lupus, mental health of children with rheumatologic illnesses. Opinions are my own. (She/her)
Mar 31, 2021 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
Today is #TransDayOfVisibility and this roughly marks the one year anniversary of when we realized that our youngest child is #Trans. It’s been a steep learning curve for us accompanied by fear & anxiety about how to best support him in a world that is not yet accepting. 🧵:
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First let’s talk about the terminology that even as a doctor I only fully learned this year. #Trans is an ☂ term: the experience of having a gender identity that is different from your sex or the gender assigned at birth, includes non-binary. 2/ en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgend…
Feb 10, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
It’s here! Guidance from the @ACRheum#COVID19#vaccine task force on who & when to give vaccines and my take home points in a 🧵:
First: this was an enormous task, and so grateful that people put the hours and sweat into reading, debating and considering these questions so thoughtfully! Special thanks to @RADoctor for leading this effort.
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