A Clinical Program for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Neurodiverse/Autistic Adolescents Developed through Community-Based Participatory Design

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Strang, J. F., Knauss, M., Miesen, A. I. R. v. d., McGuire, J. K., Kenworthy, L., Caplan, R., Freeman, A. J., Sadikova, E., Zaks, Z., Pervez, N., Balleur, A., Rowlands, D. W., Sibarium, E., Willing, L., McCool, M. A., Ehrbar, R. D., Wyss, S. E., Wimms, H., Tobing, J. H. L.,..., & Anthony, L. G. (2020). A Clinical Program for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Neurodiverse/Autistic Adolescents Developed through Community-Based Participatory Design. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 50(6), 730-745. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2020.1731817

Publication date: 6 May 2020 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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  1. John F. Strang
  2. Megan Knauss
  3. Anna I. R. van der Miesen
  4. Jenifer K. McGuire
  5. Lauren Kenworthy
  6. Reid Caplan *
  7. Andrew J. Freeman
  8. Eleonora Sadikova
  9. Zosia Zaks
  10. Noor Pervez
  11. Anouk Balleur
  1. D. W. Rowlands
  2. Ely Sibarium
  3. Laura Willing
  4. Marissa A. McCool
  5. Randall D. Ehrbar
  6. Shannon E. Wyss
  7. Harriette Wimms
  8. Joshua H. L. Tobing
  9. J. Graham Thomas
  10. Julie Austen
  11. Elyse Pine-Twaddell
  1. April Dawn Griffin
  2. Aron Janssen
  3. Veronica Gomez‐Lobo
  4. Abigail Brandt
  5. Colleen Morgan
  6. Haley Meagher
  7. Dena Gohari
  8. Laura Kirby
  9. Laura Russell
  10. Meredith D. Powers
  11. Laura G. Anthony

Abstract

: With generally high acceptability ratings for each component of the group program, this study presents a community-driven clinical model to support broad care needs and preferences of A/ND-GD adolescents.

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