The comments by these doctors that there are more pediatric cases now, and somehow that's a flag that there's a problem, really frustrate me.  They should be thinking outside of the box.  There is a little more knowledge now in the medical community about this condition.  It wasn't considered a 'cause' for children's worrisome behaviors before because the possibility of a child being transgender wouldn't enter into health professional's mind and so they would be diagnosed with something else.  Access to the internet and more discussion and visibility by and about trans people has also had an effect on this as distressed individuals realize that a) they aren't alone and that b) there is a reason they feel the way they do.  These doctors also disregard the fact that adults (and some are much older) who are now coming out or realizing that this has been the issue they haven't been able to understand/resolve all of their lives were once struggling children.