As R’s parents, we have doubts about the permanence of our child’s wish to alter their gender identity and see this more as normal individuation and probably a bit of a response to the “zeitgeist.” (R is a bright, attuned kid who’s always been a little bit socially precocious.)

Oh, hi. I had the misfortune of running across this dreck about how "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria" is supposedly more common among gifted people who mistake having an intense, unique personality for being trans. My money is on LW having found similar stuff.