Children may be included in the diagnostic category for gender dysphoria if they openly express a wish to be another gender.

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According to the DSM-5 criteria for gender dysphoria, children may be included in the diagnostic category if they express a marked incongruence between their experienced/expressed gender and their assigned gender, and they have a strong desire to be treated as the opposite gender or have a desire to rid themselves of their primary and/or secondary sex characteristics.

Children May Be Included in the Diagnostic Category for Gender