| AC | appearance congruence |
| ACEs | adverse childhood experiences |
| ADHD | attention deficit and/or hyperactivity disorder |
| ASD | autism spectrum disorder |
| CBCL | child behavior checklist |
| CD | conduct disorder |
| DSM | diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders |
| GAD | generalized anxiety disorder |
| GRD | gender role discrepancy |
| GSAs | gay-straight alliances or gender-sexuality alliances |
| IT | internalized transphobia |
| LGBT(Q) | lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, (queer) |
| MDD | major depressive disorder |
| MDS | masculine discrepancy stress |
| MST | minority stress theory |
| PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| TGD | transgender and gender diverse |
| YSR | Youth Self Report |