CHILDREN who believe they are transgender will be tested for autism and ADHD on the NHS.
It comes after both conditions were linked by experts to .
Youngsters will be screened for “neurodevelopmental conditions”; and asked about their , relationship with their family and their sexual development.
A team of doctors at special clinics will then assess their beliefs.
New guidance will reportedly be released for public consultation shortly, before being rolled out this year.
The plans follow a report by paediatrician Baroness Hilary Cass last year, who warned a “”; was needed, including moving away from the “medical model”; of puberty-blockers.
The Bayswater Support Group, representing families with trans children, said: “The more careful and holistic assessment by the NHS is welcome.”;
It came as Cabinet Office boss Pat McFadden said there were no plans for “toilet police”; after the Supreme Court’s trans ruling on the .
Last week the Supreme Court ruled that trans women are not women.
Hailing the landmark decision, Tory Leader said: “Saying ‘trans women are women' was never true in fact, and now isn’t true in law either.
“This is a victory for all of the women who faced personal abuse or lost their for stating the obvious.
“Women are women and men are men: you cannot change your biological sex.”
