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Let's talk about the impact of PBs on brain development and functioning. Buckle up folks. This is going to be a long thread! @HJoyceGender
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1. To understand what PBs do to cognitive development and IQ, you first need to understand what IQ is, how it is constructed and how it's measured. The following explanation is of one model of IQ. There are others.
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2 . Definition: IQ is a property of the mind encompassing many related intellectual abilities, eg the capacities to reason; to plan, to solve problems; to think abstractly; to comprehend ideas; to use language; and to learn.
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3. Definition: When aggregated, these factors determine the individual’s ability to act purposefully, to think rationally and to deal effectively with their environment. This is their IQ, or their level of cognitive functioning. The average IQ falls between 85 and 115.
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4. Types of IQ: Intelligence can be split into two subtypes: Crystalline (Gc) and Fluid (Gf). Gc (Crystalline IQ) is LEARNED or ACQUIRED knowledge: eg 'When was the Magna Carta signed'?; 'What is the name of the Earth's satellite'? It is heavily dependent on education.
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5. Gc remains stable and/or increases over time as knowledge is gained. Gf (Fluid IQ) is related to novel problem solving, eg, how to put up an Ikea wardrobe, or how to plan a journey from say Cornwall to Aberdeen. Gf increases as the brain matures from childhood to adulthood.
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6. Because Gf measures NOVEL problem-solving it is largely independent of educational attainment.
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7. IQ is usually measured using the 3 Weschler scales: WIPPSI young children (2-7); WISC children (6-16); and WAIS adults (16-91). There are between 10 and 15 subtests, aggregated to give the overall FULL SCALE IQ score (FSIQ). The test also yields separate Index scores.
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8. Impact of PBs: PBs are given when the brain is maturing, through the creation of neural connections and the laying down of fatty tissue (Myelination). PB's interrupt this process. The following table shows the cognitive decline in a Brazillian child over 3 years on Lupron https://t.co/9z0341oSyJ
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9. Her FSIQ fell from 80 to 70. From Low Average to Borderline Learning Disabilities. Her performance also fell on EVERY Index score. This is unprecedented. It is really important to know that IQ is a very STABLE construct. It does not change significantly over the lifespan.
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10. Using the various Weschler scales, IQ should be roughly the same measured at ages 5, 25, 55 or 85. There will be some small changes (depending on external factors like fatigue, rapport, testing conditions, etc). These are accounted for by reporting the Confidence Interval
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11. But generally, IQ does NOT change significantly over the lifespan. Unless there is an 'insult' to the brain: eg head injury, infection ordisease etc, IQ absolutely SHOULD NOT be dropping by 10 points over 3 years!!!!!
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12. In 30 years of giving hundreds of IQ tests, I have only seen such a decline ONCE (a few weeks ago), in a man with severe Autism. Otherwise, a fall of this magnitude, without a head injury, tumour or other disease process, is simply unprecedented.
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13. This finding ALONE, in this single child, should have been enough to immediately halt ALL administration of PBs worldwide until more data was collected. In medical terms, this is almost as unusual and alarming as if her blood type or fingerprints had changed.
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14. .But here's more evidence: Below shows an average 7-point drop in IQ of 25 kids after 2 years on PBs. This rate of decline is consistent with the Brazilian finding. It's not an 'artefact' of testing. Something very serious and dangerous is happening as a result of PBs. https://t.co/Cx5dyjTIFX
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15. This data is known. This information is out there, yet PBs are still being pushed as 'Affirming' and 'lifesaving' care for children. In reality, PBs are causing significant and possibly IRREVERSIBLE BRAIN DAMAGE. They are impacting both Gf and Gc.
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16. ALL children should routinely have their IQ tested at the beginning of 'treatment' and periodically whilst on PBs. But gender clinics are not collecting this data, so the true scale of the disaster in terms of the cognitive damage to children is not yet known.
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17. It's possible these children's IQs are CONTINUING TO FALL. A 10-point drop is the difference between getting a degree or not. A 20-point drop is the difference between living independently or staying at home with parents because you cannot manage life without help.
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18. This is a scandal of unprecedented and unimaginable proportions. But there's also mounting evidence that X-sex hormones are also causing a decline in IQ in adults even AFTER the critical Myelination process is complete (age 25 to 30). I will do another thread on that.
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19. Please Rx. Transgender 'healthcare' for children is a Crime Against Humanity. It MUST be stopped. By us.
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21. PBs do have a role: For a 4-year-old who starts menstruating, the risk of cognitive impairment is less than the psychological consequences of CPP. But they have absolutely NO place in 'treating' the psychological dysfunction of otherwise perfectly HEALTHY children.
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22. Somehow, shockingly, puberty is now seen as an illness which must be blocked. Regardless of the consequences to children. But PBs affect the ENTIRE body. Not just sexual development They don't mysteriously and miraculously stop working above the shoulders!
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23. And, before I get all the usual, nonsensical pushback: I am a 'real' psychologist; I do have a DClinPsych; I am not, and have never claimed to be a medical doctor; I'm not a 'crackpot'; my views are not outliers; every clinical psychologist knows the truth of this thread.
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See also my thread on the impact of PBs on Executive Functioning ( ie higher level cognitive functioning - if IQ is the engine, EFs are the SatNav). The impact is equally dire. https://t.co/avTc3h30Zj
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X: It's time to talk about 'Transphobia' 1. This word has been imbued with so much power that it shuts down all thought and debate. 2. A phobia is an IRRATIONAL fear of something, that is out of proportion to the actual danger presented by that thing.
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3. Most phobias have their roots in our evolutionary biology - we tend to be phobic of things that could kill or harm us: snakes, insects, heights, germs, etc. 4. In every human society, about 98% of murders, rapes and violent crimes are committed by men. Most victims are female
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5. Evolution has, therefore, endowed women with a keen awareness of the danger posed by men. Fearing males is an adaptive survival response. 6. To help keep us safe, we've also evolved an almost instantaneous ability to recognise human males, regardless of how they 'present'.
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7. Women are now being told we must shut off a psychological and biological response mechanism that has evolved over millions of years. 8. When we object, we're accused of 'Transphobia'. However, our fear of males is an entirely RATIONAL and NORMATIVE response.
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9. As a clinical psychologist, I have treated and helped people with all manner of phobias, which were interfering with their daily lives. 10. But it is neither irrational nor out of proportion for women, in general, to be afraid of men.
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11. We need to reject the entire premise of 'Transphobia'. It is a meaningless word, used, cave-man like, to bludgeon women into passivity and submission. 12. If, without any rational basis, we hated 'Trans' people, the correct word would be TRANSODIUM, not Transphobia.
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13. It's probably too late to reframe the meaning of the word but ladies especially, can we stop being terrified of being called 'Transphobic'? 14. Its use has been a masterful example of psy-ops, by the TRAs against us.
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15. And if it wasn't for the 'phobia' (ie inbuilt danger-recognition system) of our female progenitors, none of us would be here today. 16. Should you be scared of a man in a dress in the loo, or changing room, or hospital ward next to you? Hell yes, you should!