A child whose gender identity doesn't match their sex assigned at birth doesn't necessarily have dysphoria, and it doesn't mean they necessarily need medical or mental health care, kids without dysphoria don't need treatment. What would be most helpful for kids who veer away from gender norms is society accepting them for who they are, body, mind and soul.

Sujatha Ramakrishna

It would be important to ask those children about the specific reasons that they identified as gender-diverse, without that information, it's impossible to say whether social influences including constrictive stereotypes contributed to their responses.

Sujatha Ramakrishna

Sometimes kids, even teenagers, have trouble distinguishing between gender stereotypes and gender identity.

Sujatha Ramakrishna