Table 6.
Neurodevelopmental, school and mental health difficulties experienced by TGD young people attending RCHGS.
| Assigned Male |
Assigned Female |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 166 | N = 193 | N = 359 | |||||
| n | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
| Neurodevelopmental disorder | |||||||
| Intellectual disability | 1 | (0.6) | 0 | – | 1 | (0.3) | |
| ADHD | 6 | (3.6) | 3 | (1.6) | 9 | (2.5) | |
| Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) | 37 | (22.3) | 21 | (10.9)* | 58 | (16.2) | |
| School-related difficulties | |||||||
| Peer bullying (ever) | 60 | (36.1) | 56 | (29.0) | 116 | (32.3) | |
| History of school refusal | 20 | (12.1) | 39 | (20.2)* | 59 | (16.4) | |
| Dropped out of school | 17 | (10.2) | 19 | (9.8) | 36 | (10.0) | |
| Mental health | |||||||
| Major depressive disorder/history of low mood | 74 | (44.6) | 108 | (56.0)* | 182 | (50.7) | |
| Psychotic disorders | |||||||
| Dissociative identity disorder | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | |
| Schizophrenia | 0 | – | 1 | (0.5) | 1 | (0.3) | |
| Bipolar disorder | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | |
| Eating disorder | 1 | (.6) | 4 | (2.1) | 5 | (1.4) | |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | 1 | (.6) | 4 | (2.1) | 5 | (1.4) | |
| History of self-harm | 25 | (15.1) | 64 | (33.2)* | 89 | (24.8) | |
| History of suicidal ideation | 36 | (21.7) | 70 | (36.3)* | 106 | (29.5) | |
Note: % calculated based on total N as no mention of disorder in patient file assumed that patient did not have a diagnosis. * p < 0.05.