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Therapy for Autistic Behaviour?

Xanadu

Hello

I'm not sure if I totally resent the idea of therapy for autistic behaviour!  At a first glance it feels like maybe having therapy so that you can 'fit in' and be more neurotypical.  On the other hand, objectively could that be useful?

I guess for me some help around the sensory stuff would be personally useful to me.  I'm not sure though if it's right that I have therapy to dilute my autism to make it more palatable to other people.

I don't have 'challenging behaviour' unless you determine brutal truth as challenging.  I think some people do.  I overload with detail which can be a bit challenging to people.  I don't threaten violence.  I'm never actually violent but I do say just what I think!  I do not lie.

Has anyone had any therapy for Autism, what did you have it for, what kind of therapy did you have and did you think it helped you or made a difference?

Is there anything that you'd recommend? 

Thanks in advance.

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  • I know some people who had ABA, and that is dreadful in their and my opinion.

    I'm not going to put more on here at the moment because I don't know if it is relevant to you.

  • in reply to Song

    I know very little about it.  From what I've heard I don't like the sound of it.  I

    I have ASD children and I or we embrace difference.  I teach them that they do not change themselves for anyone anything.  Money maybe, ie to eat and only if absolutely necessary as a means to an end, but that is it.

    Offence is taken, not given.  I was not put on this earth for people to like.  I'm not an ornament.   My biggest concern is whether I like myself at the end of the day.

    I really object to the idea of changing myself to fit in with someone else's perception of what should be.  If that means that I'm on my own a lot - so be it.  It's my preference really anyway!  Which is lucky really I guess. x

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  • in reply to Song

    I know very little about it.  From what I've heard I don't like the sound of it.  I

    I have ASD children and I or we embrace difference.  I teach them that they do not change themselves for anyone anything.  Money maybe, ie to eat and only if absolutely necessary as a means to an end, but that is it.

    Offence is taken, not given.  I was not put on this earth for people to like.  I'm not an ornament.   My biggest concern is whether I like myself at the end of the day.

    I really object to the idea of changing myself to fit in with someone else's perception of what should be.  If that means that I'm on my own a lot - so be it.  It's my preference really anyway!  Which is lucky really I guess. x

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