US EditionNHS Drafts New Guidelines for Gender-Questioning Youth Care
- The NHS will assess transgender children for autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions under new guidelines, as every child referred to a gender clinic will undergo holistic assessments.
- Following Baroness Cass's review, children's mental health and emotional factors will be evaluated to provide safer care.
- An NHS spokesman stated that stakeholder testing is ongoing for a new holistic assessment framework, set to replace interim guidelines.
- Critics, including Dr. Louise Irvine, warn that these new guidelines may allow referrals for cross-sex hormones without sufficient checks.
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UK's NHS To Test 'Trans' Children For Autism & Mental Health Issues
Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is set to conduct autism screenings for all children who identify as transgender. According to a report by The Telegraph, under new NHS guidance, every child referred to a gender [...] The post UK’s NHS To Test ‘Trans’ Children For Autism & Mental Health Issues appeared first on The People's Voice.
UK to test transgender children for autism, mental illness
The U.K.'s National Health Service will begin examining children referred to gender clinics for autism, under new rules obtained by The Telegraph. The NHS plans to roll out the program later this year, following a consultation period. The new program is set to replace a gender identity program that officials said would prescribe puberty blockers to children without first looking into their mental health history. U.K. officials said they are look…
Children who identify as trans to be tested for autism under new NHS rules
Recommendations for an overhaul of gender identity treatments are set to be implemented (Picture: Getty) Children referred to NHS gender identity clinics could be screened for neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and ADHD. New services are being set up in the wake of the Cass Review of gender-related treatment for young people. The review led to a UK ban on puberty blockers for under-18s experiencing gender dysphoria and found patients’ …
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