Chris Lange, FISM News
Newly published results of a four-year study on gender dysphoria show that teenage girls with “exceptionally high intelligence” are at the greatest risk for the disorder.
The study was conducted by Parents of ROGD kids.com, a support group for parents of children with rapid-onset gender dysphoria (RODG). Parent survey responses collected from Dec. 1, 2017 through Oct. 22, 2021 were compiled into a report by website creator Suzanna Diaz and J. Michael Bailey of Northwestern University’s Department of Psychology. The results indicate that the prevalence of ROGD is particularly high among girls with “exceptionally high intelligence” who have a history of mental health issues.
“ROGD is believed to be a culture-bound syndrome, which did not exist until recently, when transgender issues began to attract considerable cultural attention. Furthermore, ROGD has been hypothesized to be socially contagious,” the report states. Diaz and Bailey explained that this means that children who have friends or acquaintances with gender dysphoria “are more likely” to experience it themselves.
FEMALE ADOLESCENTS FAR MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP RODG THAN MALES
An analysis of demographics of adolescents who developed RODG revealed that 75% were female, with only 25% being male, and that children with RODG are overwhelmingly (80%) “of European descent.”
According to the report, the average age when a child begins to experience gender dysphoria is 14.8, with girls likely to experience feelings of discomfort with their gender at 14.1 years, while the average age for boys is 16.
Thirty-six percent of parent respondents described their child as having “exceptionally high intelligence,” while just 15.5% characterized their child’s level of intelligence as “average or below average.”
A majority of parents (57%) said their gender dysphoric child had a history of “mental health issues, the most common of which are anxiety, depression, difficulty socializing with peers, and difficulty coping with stressful situations, in general. Girls (33.2%) ranked higher than boys (25.1%), however, in reported depression.
MAJORITY OF PARENTS FEEL ‘PRESSURED’ TO TRANSITION THEIR CHILD
Among 390 parents who answered a question about whether they felt pressured by a “gender clinic or specialist” to “transition” their child socially or medically, a majority (51%) replied in the affirmative. A little over 23% said that they were “unsure” if they felt pressured to transition their child, while 24.6% said that they felt no pressure to do so.
The Christian Post noted in its reporting on the study that the medical establishment has embraced the so-called “Affirmative Approach” to gender dysphoria “which touts puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and body-mutilating sex-change surgeries as solutions” to the disorder. This approach is constantly reinforced by pop culture, LGBTQ activism, and progressive politicians.
The report underscores the ongoing battle for the souls of America’s youth who are increasingly subjected to pressure to ascribe to radical progressive gender ideology. A Gallup poll published in February 2023 indicated that LGBTQ identification has doubled in the U.S. over the past two decades.