Endocrine Abstracts

When a child becomes aware that their body is different or not as expected they will make some sense or personal understanding of it. Good psychological adaptation is being able to make sense of oneself as a valuable person, of interest to others, likely to contribute and belong. In adolescence they might ask who am I, what can I do, how do people see me, and what is my life for? In Difference in Sex Development services we try to support our patients to understand their body, know their mind and appreciate that mind and body are not separate. This presentation uses child development theories to help guide conversations with children, and how to understand what they might feel and say as they develop cognitively.