Having said that, I can also see how they are all linked in a sense with a different way of perceiving the self/other that they call ‘identity’ but could also fall under concepts in autism/schizophrenia related to theory of mind and developmental dysfunction leading to narcissism/psychopathy.
For example, my son’s language development began w a period of echolalia. If he wanted a drink he would repeat the phrase that I would say to him (“would you like some juice?”) and progressed to asking but still mixing up personal pronouns for a long time, referring to himself as “you”. As a toddler he would also use me as a kind of tool, for example if he wanted a toy he would pick up my hand and put it on the toy, rather than use his own hand directly.
He passed through these stages over a few months. Imagine something similar happening during puberty, but instead of the environment encouraging him to move through this phase, the incentives lock it in, thus developing AGP, narcissism etc?
I’m not a medical professional, but as a parent I think there are at least four separate things going on that we label under trans or gender identity disorder.
1. Those you identify in this article, who have probably always existed but constitute a tiny percentage.
2. Autogynephilic men as described by Michael Bailey etc, of which there seems to be a growing porn-induced category.
3. Teen girls in a mimetic social contagion of ROGD as described by Abigail Shrier. In my generation would have been anorexic/bulimic.
4. Socially immature borderline spectrum teens and young adults (male and female). They are intelligent, socially functional but high in traits that would have been previously called Aspergers, now may be diagnosed as ADHD and/or autism. The neurodiversity to gender diversity pipeline seems like a real thing. (My son is among this group).
5. Gay teens being mis-identified as trans, However I think this group is over-estimated because most trans identities are attracted to opposite biological sex.
The entire omelette needs unscrambling and it is going to take professional people with courage to speak up. Thank you for doing so. It’s a horrific tragedy being enacted on young people and it must be stopped. It’s a destructive and dangerous ideology that for some unfathomable reason is so seductive to so many people.
Having said that, I can also see how they are all linked in a sense with a different way of perceiving the self/other that they call ‘identity’ but could also fall under concepts in autism/schizophrenia related to theory of mind and developmental dysfunction leading to narcissism/psychopathy.
For example, my son’s language development began w a period of echolalia. If he wanted a drink he would repeat the phrase that I would say to him (“would you like some juice?”) and progressed to asking but still mixing up personal pronouns for a long time, referring to himself as “you”. As a toddler he would also use me as a kind of tool, for example if he wanted a toy he would pick up my hand and put it on the toy, rather than use his own hand directly.
He passed through these stages over a few months. Imagine something similar happening during puberty, but instead of the environment encouraging him to move through this phase, the incentives lock it in, thus developing AGP, narcissism etc?
Anyway, those are my thoughts.
Michelle
I’m not a medical professional, but as a parent I think there are at least four separate things going on that we label under trans or gender identity disorder.
1. Those you identify in this article, who have probably always existed but constitute a tiny percentage.
2. Autogynephilic men as described by Michael Bailey etc, of which there seems to be a growing porn-induced category.
3. Teen girls in a mimetic social contagion of ROGD as described by Abigail Shrier. In my generation would have been anorexic/bulimic.
4. Socially immature borderline spectrum teens and young adults (male and female). They are intelligent, socially functional but high in traits that would have been previously called Aspergers, now may be diagnosed as ADHD and/or autism. The neurodiversity to gender diversity pipeline seems like a real thing. (My son is among this group).
5. Gay teens being mis-identified as trans, However I think this group is over-estimated because most trans identities are attracted to opposite biological sex.
The entire omelette needs unscrambling and it is going to take professional people with courage to speak up. Thank you for doing so. It’s a horrific tragedy being enacted on young people and it must be stopped. It’s a destructive and dangerous ideology that for some unfathomable reason is so seductive to so many people.
Michelle