The Transgender Team – Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Department provides diagnosis and treatment for individuals under 18 who experience a mismatch between their gender identity and the sex they were assigned at birth.

It's not unusual for children to:

• be gender-neutral in their behavior.

• say they want to be a different gender.

• say they belong to another gender.

Therefore, professional help is not always needed. However, an individual may need a professional's services if they have experienced a discrepancy in their gender identity and associated distress over a prolonged period.