# Handbook for Parents
# Consortium on the Management of Disorders of Sex Development
Copyright © 2006 Intersex Society of North America
March 25, 2006
Contents
- You Are Not Alone!
- What Are DSDs?
- What Causes DSDs?
- Acceptance Takes Time
- Speaking About Shame, to Try to Get Beyond It
- Helping Yourself to Help Your Child
- Secrecy=Shame, Honesty=Acceptance
- Take-Home Messages of This Chapter
2. Your Child’s Development, and How to Talk with Your Child
- About the Language Used Here
- Key Background Points
- Ages 12-36 Months
- Ages 3-5 Years (Pre-Schoolers)
- Ages 6-11 Years
- Puberty
- Adolescence (11-18)
- Your Life Together
- Take-Home Messages of This Chapter
- Introduction
- What to Tell Your Friends and Family in General
- If Your Newborn’s Gender Assignment is Delayed
- What to Tell People Who May Think DSDs are Sinful
- Tips on Interacting with Teachers and Daycare Providers
- Talking with Your Child’s Medical Care Providers
- Take-Home Messages of This Chapter
4. Answers to Common Questions
- About Disorders of Sex Development (DSDs)
- How Genital Development Happens
- Things to Do and Things to Avoid
- Preparing for a Medical Appointment
- Record-Keeping and Journaling
6. Thoughts from Fellow Parents and from Adults with DSDs
- Introduction to This Material
- Letters from Fellow Parents
- Memories and Thoughts from Adults with DSDs
7. Other Resources (Where to Learn More)
- Websites
- Support Groups and Diagnosis-Specific Information
- Finding a Child Psychologist
- Books Devoted to DSD Issues
- Videos and Television Broadcasts
- Journal and Magazine Articles
- General Parenting
- Sex Education for Your Child
- A. Key to Photographs