# Maia’s Substack

I am a 26 year old writer, public speaker and bow tie connoisseur. I am also a detransitioner. This blog is about autism, gender dysphoria and parenting youth through the thick of it.

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## [There Are No Quick Fixes For Your Kid's Gender Issues](https://maiapoet.substack.com/p/there-are-no-quick-fixes-for-your)

_2026-06-12 · Maia Poet_

One detransitioner's perspective on the approach it really takes to help kids like the one I was, to make it through adolescence and into adulthood.

## [When "Planting Seeds of Doubt" in your Trans Kid Backfires (\*and why)](https://maiapoet.substack.com/p/when-planting-seeds-of-doubt-in-your)

_2026-05-26 · Maia Poet_

A recording from Maia Poet's live video answering your questions

## [On Transgender Identity and Family Estrangement w/ an ROGD mom.](https://maiapoet.substack.com/p/on-transgender-identity-and-family)

_2026-05-13 · Maia Poet_

A recording from Maia Poet's live paid subscriber Q&A video

## [How I Cured My Gender Dysphoria By Understanding my Autism](https://maiapoet.substack.com/p/how-i-cured-my-gender-dysphoria-by)

_2026-05-03 · Maia Poet_

I give neurodivergence-specific strategies for parenting Autistic, ADHD youth through a gender crisis. This is part one of what will be my longest and most comprehensive series yet.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196286859/143ec112f8d03c0878561a3bbed6b43f.mp3)

## [The autism diagnosis wave in women: is it just like trans 2.0?](https://maiapoet.substack.com/p/the-autism-diagnosis-wave-in-women)

_2026-04-26 · Maia Poet_

A recording from Maia Poet's live video

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195498175/6ad0e6a428356541cc9f365d0e816b41.mp3)

## [How both sides of the trans culture war keep failing the same autistic & adhd kids.](https://maiapoet.substack.com/p/how-both-sides-of-the-trans-culture)

_2026-04-21 · Maia Poet_

Plus, neurodivergence-specific ROGD parenting strategies coming soon. Read more about my new project and about how your input can help me build it.

## [Is my autistic kid really transmasc, or just masking her autism?](https://maiapoet.substack.com/p/when-trans-masc-becomes-another-mask)

_2026-04-02 · Maia Poet_

On transmasc identification as an autistic masking strategy

## [What Really Leads Kids to Identify as Trans? -- with Airiel Salvatore](https://maiapoet.substack.com/p/what-really-leads-kids-to-identify)

_2026-02-24 · Maia Poet_

Two detransitioners go live on autism, dysphoria in boys and girls, AGP, and parent–child dynamics.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188982409/ae63b10d11d4e66fe03c8839f0de7140.mp3)

## [When Parents Lose Custody for Refusing a Child’s Gender Transition](https://maiapoet.substack.com/p/when-parents-lose-custody-for-refusing)

_2026-02-21 · Maia Poet_

A Ukrainian immigrant mother says CPS removed her daughter after she refused testosterone, raising urgent questions about parental rights and youth gender medicine.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188666567/27673394a6d2f55b1781d6a1226a0534.mp3)

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_2026-02-21 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Why I Brought My Old Breast Binder to a Gubernatorial Campaign Rally](https://maiapoet.substack.com/p/why-i-brought-my-old-breast-binder)

_2026-02-03 · Maia Poet_

A speech about puberty, medical harm, and the lie I was sold as a child — now being sold to kids all over again, 14 years later.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186551689/a35757ebea8f459fbde109761337f8db.mp3)