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I don't believe Gender Identity Disorder is a mental disorder at all, for example, as it is cured by physical means.
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It's interesting about the psychological profession though - I have a knack, of sorts, for being unclassifiable. Which means psychometric testing doesn't work with me - they have to date decided what I wanted them to decide, several times, often in completely contradictory directions. It does not inspire much respect for the profession, and thus I don't take their views seriously enough to be offended by them so long as they are not in my way. People can believe what they wish.
It is just a behavioral description, and in a sense, not "real". I think especially with autism, there doesn't seem to be any physical evidence uniting the population. Research has also confounded it by adding genetic presentations like fragile x to the mix.
I don't follow the research like I used to so they may be newer information than I am aware of.
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