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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Autistic girls seeking answers ‘are seizing on sex change’ Times Article

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Igneococcus · 09/01/2021 19:49

Just seen this in the Times:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/6a2ab6b2-529f-11eb-b5cf-1d37166171d9?shareToken=30103997eddad28e5067e7f74e8bc877

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TrashedWarrior · 11/01/2021 09:55

Sugar Rush is brilliant. Loved that programme.

bathsh3ba · 11/01/2021 10:32

We are awaiting an assessment to see if my DD11 has autism. Her dad is autistic and she definitely has inherited autistic traits from him. She is going through puberty, her body is changing, she doesn't like it because she doesn't like change. She tells me she doesn't like her breasts, she doesn't want them to grow. I wouldn't say she's gender non-conforming but she is a 'tomboy'. I can see how girls like her could be enticed by the idea that they 'are' a boy.

borntobequiet · 11/01/2021 10:36

maybe the frilly dresses were just itchy/irritating

The frilly discomfort of 1950s girls’ dresses was excruciating. I had to dress up to go to church and it was torture to me. I actually thought it was some form of penance, but the really sad thing is that I love clothes and beautiful fabrics, and I couldn’t appreciate what I was wearing. Now I can choose beautiful and stylish clothes that are comfortable and wearable, and I’m happy.

Molesmokes · 11/01/2021 14:02

bathsh3ba - ”She tells me she doesn't like her breasts, she doesn't want them to grow”

I cried myself to sleep every night and spent the days in misery for about 18 months when mine started to grow. Nothing to do with “rejecting womanhood”, more just unhappy with the way my body seemed to be out of control doing its own thing. The biggest problem was that those breast buds were so damned painful and itchy.

This does not seem to get mentioned much, the pain and physical discomfort. I assumed it was normal and everyone went through that. Am I wrong? Did everyone else skip straight from flat-chested to fatty-lumps without having to go through that torture?

If someone had told me I could take some tablets to put an end to that - but I’d have to shave if I didn’t want to grow a beard as well, I’d have been on it like a shot.

gardenbird48 · 11/01/2021 14:26

Thanks Trashed no probs - I’ll ask Ecosia.

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