American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP, f. 1953) is an American membership organisation that spreads questionable literature on the sexuality of children and youth - advocating the psychiatric industry as a solution to the problems it identifies. The organisation itself is a "non-profit" that works to advocate for its 7,500 or so "child and adolescent psychiatrist" membership.
Contradictions and misinformation
Despite claiming that "[a]ll children explore and experiment sexually as part of normal development." and that "[t]his sexual behavior may be with members of the same or opposite sex.", the AACAP misinforms parents that "No child is psychologically prepared to cope with repeated sexual stimulation. Even a two or three year old, who cannot know the sexual activity is wrong, will develop problems resulting from the inability to cope with the overstimulation.". Despite much evidence to the contrary, the AACAP maintains the belief that prostitution is a "serious problem" in adulthood and that "[o]ften there are no obvious external signs of child sexual abuse. Some signs can only be detected on physical exam by a physician" - a statement comparable to that of discredited professionals whose work has lead to numerous false positives in child abuse investigations. The AACAP's article on child sexual abuse[1] goes on to mention a contradictory list of symptoms for the condition. Unsurprisingly, this organisation also supports the concept of "teenage sexual abuse".