Living a life feeling out of place, with the wrong feelings, and in the wrong body, for someone with gender identity disorder , this is what she feels every day. According to the DSM-IV-TR, gender identity disorder is characterized by a strong and persistent identification between the sexes, persistent discomfort with one's sex, or a feeling of inadequacy in one's gender role. this sex. According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), children, adolescents, and adults who demonstrate a preoccupation with shedding or losing their primary and secondary sexual characteristics, associated with different mannerisms and actions of the opposite sex; while believing that he or she was born with the wrong gender is considered gender identity disorder. For gender identity disorder to apply to the affected individual, the disturbance cannot be concurrent with an intersex physical condition and such conditions must cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other functioning. . (Tavener 581) Growing up with gender identity disorder, a child typically displays the clothing and play attributes and mannerisms of the opposite sex. There will be a gender reversal in the direction of each gender stereotype. Boys will avoid fights and play fight; they might find a greater sense of comfort in traditionally feminine clothing. On the negative side, girls who grow up with this disorder will find the roughest games and baggy male clothing gratifying. A child's ability to identify as male or female will directly influence their preferences for playmates and toys; children with a developed gender identity are more likely to prefer people of the same sex...... middle of article...... by Kenneth Zucker. NARTH Scientific Advisory Committee (2007): 1-14. Print.Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 2000. Print.Dr. Phil Show: “Little Boy Lost” episode on gender identity disorder. January 13, 2009. The web. October 12, 2010. .Lippa, Richard A. Gender, nature and culture. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005. Print. Taverner, William J. Taking Sides: Conflicting Views on Human Sexuality. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill, 2009. Print. Wharton, Amy S. The sociology of gender: an introduction to theory and research. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 2005. Print.Wyndzen, Madelyn H. All Mixed Up: A Case Study in Gender Identity Disorder (GID). GenderPyschology.org, 1998. Web. October 12. 2010. .