gender dysphoria advice for a parent

My daughter is now 20 years old and has been binding her breasts for several years and has decided she wants to become male and has managed to get herself on a course of hormone treatment. I am trying to find advice on how to help her as I don't think what she is doing is going to ultimately help her. I can see how she has come to this decision and I have heard other autistic women talking about similar experiences but could not transition because it was not a time when this was normalised, and now they are find living as the sex they are. All the advice I can find is on how to support my daughter down this road.

I have a very good relationship with my daughter and she talks openly to me about her experiences and what she wants to do. I will support her always but I am pretty convinced she is not making the right choices. I know a lot of people will disagree with me but I can see how her desire to change sex is complex and cannot be simplified to, she was born in the wrong body. Is there any help available for parents and young people to enable them to explore this complex issue to come to a well informed decision?

Parents
  • Having been in this position as a parent, the only advice I can give is just be supportive with any decision that your child makes. Only they know how it feels to be them, it is their life and they are adult. Try not to project your feelings and aspirations onto them.

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  • Having been in this position as a parent, the only advice I can give is just be supportive with any decision that your child makes. Only they know how it feels to be them, it is their life and they are adult. Try not to project your feelings and aspirations onto them.

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