Developmental Issues of Gender Nonconforming Children – Part 2
DSM-IV Classification of Gender Nonconforming Children The DSM-IV lists the following diagnostic criteria for the currently listed diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder or GID (PsychNet-UK, n.d.): I. A strong persistent cross-gender identification (not merely a desire for any perceived cultural advantages of being the other sex). In children, the disturbance is manifested by four (or more) of the following: Repeatedly stated desire to be, or insistence that he or she is, the other sex. In boys, preference for cross-dressing or simulating female attire; In girls, insistence on wearing only stereotypical masculine clothing. Strong and persistent preferences for cross-sex roles in [...]





Dominic Julian Collins on Heath Ayden Martin





