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Dealing with a child that is mentally ill can be very exhausting for parents. Some have so much trouble figuring out how to act that they just go into denial. Others expect their children to will themselves out of it.
If your parents are typically understanding and accepting of LGBT people, maybe you should tell them more about what you're experiencing with regards to your gender identity. If you have Asperger's Syndrome, then know that it correlates to gender dysphoria. Many people with gender identity disorder also have autism. This disorder affects females to a lesser extent than males (1:4 f:m ratio) but when it does show up in a girl it tends to make her think and behave in a more "masculine" manner. There's even an extreme male brain theory about Asperger's (look it up). So your parents may be right that it is your Asperger's that is causing your gender issues.

The good news is that you don't have to undergo a sex change to feel more like yourself. Current medical procedures don't yield satisfactory results except for the most severe cases where the person is extremely distressed and the descision is between change and die. The procedures make most people barely even pass as their target gender. In order to express your male side you can just begin to dress in men's clothes, be more open minded to activities you would've never imagined yourself doing because they are more commonly associated with men, etc. But don't feel pressured to be manly or to act a certain way. Rather, take this as a chance to learn more about yourself outside the constraints of social norms and to express feminine and masculine sides of yourself.
 
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