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Dys4ia (pronounced dysphoria) is an abstract, autobiographical Adobe Flash video game that Anna Anthropy, then known as Auntie Pixelante, developed to recount her experiences of gender dysphoria and hormone replacement therapy. The game was originally published on Newgrounds but was later removed by Anthropy.
Dysphoria (from Ancient Greek δύσφορος (dúsphoros) 'grievous'; from δυσ-(dus-) 'bad, difficult' and φέρω (phérō) 'to bear') is a profound state of unease or dissatisfaction. It is the semantic opposite of euphoria. In a psychiatric context, dysphoria may accompany depression, anxiety, or agitation. [1]
Studies on children and adolescents with gender dysphoria have found a high prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) traits or a confirmed diagnosis of ASD. [90] [91] Adults with gender dysphoria attending specialist gender clinics have also been shown to have high rates of ASD traits or an autism diagnosis as well. [91]
Children with persistent gender dysphoria are characterized by more extreme gender dysphoria in childhood than children with desisting gender dysphoria. [1] Some (but not all) gender variant youth will want or need to transition, which may involve social transition (changing dress, name, pronoun), and, for older youth and adolescents, medical transition (hormone therapy or surgery).
Children do not necessarily have to express a desire to be the opposite sex, but it is still taken into consideration when making a diagnosis. [26] Since the DSM-5 was released in 2013, children must express a desire to be of a gender different to that assigned at birth for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria in childhood. [27]
Me and My Dysphoria Monster (stylized as Me & My Dysphoria MONSTER) is a 2022 children's picture book written by Laura Kate Dale and illustrated by Ang Hui Qing. It tells the story of a child with gender dysphoria, represented as a monster, and describes their experience living with and overcoming the monster. Dale created the book to provide a ...
The desire to engage in play can influence a child to behave like to their peers. In later life, as children starts to move away from their parents, the role of friendship becomes much more influential. Media: Children learn about different gender categories by observing various forms of media. They often look for gender roles, with whom they ...
Anna Anthropy is an American video game designer, [3] role-playing game designer, and interactive fiction author whose works include Mighty Jill Off and Dys4ia.She is the game designer in residence at the DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media.