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CBT stopped due to impending autism diagnosis

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Hi everyone

I went to see my GP a few months ago because I was suffering with severe anxiety and was referred to IAPT for CBT 

CBT started well for the first couple of sessions and I was responding to the therapy until we realised I probably had Aspergers. This completely derailed the therapy and by sixth session I was actually more stressed and anxious than at the start. I asked for a few more sessions but was told it was out of the question

The CBT therapist referred me for an autistic diagnosis which would be in about 3 months time and said that I would receive an intensive course of CBT lasting 12 weeks in about 6 months time.

I went away and tried to cope with my anxiety/stress/suicidal thoughts on my own. After a week I really wasn't coping so phoned IAPT for help. They refused and also told me I wasn't being put forward for the intensive CBT course. They said I had been told  in error

I am assuming that IAPT are waiting for the outcome of the autism diagnosis before committing themselves to further treatment ??

Surely the outcome is irrelevant ??

I found CBT helpful but six sessions is inadequate. I was really looking forward to more sessions to help my anxiety (NICE recommend 12-20 sessions)

Does anyone know if the CBT will be re instated once they receive the diagnosis whatever the outcome?

Thanks

James

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  • Not directly relevant but I was referred for counselling once but after two initial assessment sessions the counsellor said that she thought I might be autistic and declined to offer me any further counselling. (According to the counsellor people with autism have different emotions from non-autistic people and although counselling can work with autistic people it takes longer. I am not sure I entirely agree with her but that's what she said.) At the time I didn't think I was autistic and I pursued a diagnosis as much to prove her wrong as anything else. I was eventually diagnosed with ASC, specifically Asperger's.

    To answer your questions if you are autistic then you may benefit more from cbt from a person who is familiar with autism or cbt which is adapted for autism although it is hard enough getting cbt in the first place let alone adapted cbt. I doubt the cbt will be reinstated whatever the outcome.

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  • Not directly relevant but I was referred for counselling once but after two initial assessment sessions the counsellor said that she thought I might be autistic and declined to offer me any further counselling. (According to the counsellor people with autism have different emotions from non-autistic people and although counselling can work with autistic people it takes longer. I am not sure I entirely agree with her but that's what she said.) At the time I didn't think I was autistic and I pursued a diagnosis as much to prove her wrong as anything else. I was eventually diagnosed with ASC, specifically Asperger's.

    To answer your questions if you are autistic then you may benefit more from cbt from a person who is familiar with autism or cbt which is adapted for autism although it is hard enough getting cbt in the first place let alone adapted cbt. I doubt the cbt will be reinstated whatever the outcome.

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