The moment kids say 'That's me' — language makes identity click
Helen explains how children often have feelings of not fitting from early on, but lack the words to understand their gender identity until they encounter the right language or story that makes everything click into place
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Dr Helen Webberley, Gender Specialist and Medical Educator
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