56th Annual Meeting
Tentative Program Schedule
Please note that this schedule is subject to change. The Program Book distributed at the Annual Meeting will have final information on dates, times, and speakers for each presentation.


Media Theatre 8 (open)
Ready? OK! A Film about Childhood Gender Variance and a Family on the Verge

Many child and adolescent psychiatrists have limited experience working with families with gender variant children; however, this is a growing area, and more and more clinicians are being asked to help with such families. Often, there are misunderstandings about gender variance generated by cultural stereotypes and biases which can be difficult for the child, family, and clinician to overcome. Participants of this Media Theatre gain a deeper understanding and knowledge of gender variance in children and how families can come to terms of acceptance. Ready? OK! is the story of 10 year-old Joshua, a student at a Catholic school, and his family. His mother searches for answers to a nagging problem: how can she convince him that aspiring to be on the cheerleading squad, relishing the art of the French braid, and calling Maria von Trapp his most influential role model is just not what little boys do? When you wish for a son on the wrestling team, how do you deal with one who loves fashion, dolls, and pyramid formations? In this quirky and touching take on the modern family, one woman must strip away all her illusions to seek a kind of peace with herself and her son.
Friday, October 30, 2009: 11:30 AM-2:30 PM
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Sponsored by the AACAP Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues Committee

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