Can anyone recommend a good therapist?

Hello, take as much as you need to process your new autistic identification. I would recommend you contact an autistic therapist, you won’t need to explain your neurology then. You should feel understood.

This website might be helpful:

https://neurodivergenttherapists.com/

You say you want to talk about your diagnosis it could therefore be really useful to share your thoughts and experiences with another autistic person.

 I hope this helps.

And thanks very much for the link, I didn't know that there was such a website for finding neurodivergent therapists.

You are very welcome, this discovery of the website was very recent. It is really important to be offered support by other autistic people. I hope you find a suitable therapist that you connect with.

Thanks NAS72221.

I've found someone on that website who I think might be able to help with my problem.  I'm going to have an initial conversation with them next week.

I understand what you mean, there are benefits to working with therapists of both neurotypes. This is just my opinion, but surely it is better to understand yourself before you try to understand other neurotypes? 

Ultramarine said:

perhaps make fewer mistakes in the social environment.

Have you heard of the Double Empathy Problem? This may help you understand that 'social mistakes' are a result of miscommunication across both neurotypes because both groups have vastly different experiences of the world.

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/double-empathy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJSboFMT2Fk&list=PLth_YtwLg2Gvpkz65jbYHWC5SnRBNN9Gq&index=10

I hope this helps you make a decision.

I'm finding out about both neurotypical and neurodivergent therapists at the moment.  I'm not sure which would be best.  On the one hand, an autistic therapist would understand me better.  But a neurotypical therapist might be able to help me understand the neurotypical perspective, and learn ways to be able to integrate better and perhaps make fewer mistakes in the social environment.

I'm finding out about both neurotypical and neurodivergent therapists at the moment.  I'm not sure which would be best.  On the one hand, an autistic therapist would understand me better.  But a neurotypical therapist might be able to help me understand the neurotypical perspective, and learn ways to be able to integrate better and perhaps make fewer mistakes in the social environment.

Thanks NAS72221.

I've found someone on that website who I think might be able to help with my problem.  I'm going to have an initial conversation with them next week.

I understand what you mean, there are benefits to working with therapists of both neurotypes. This is just my opinion, but surely it is better to understand yourself before you try to understand other neurotypes? 

Ultramarine said:

perhaps make fewer mistakes in the social environment.

Have you heard of the Double Empathy Problem? This may help you understand that 'social mistakes' are a result of miscommunication across both neurotypes because both groups have vastly different experiences of the world.

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/double-empathy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJSboFMT2Fk&list=PLth_YtwLg2Gvpkz65jbYHWC5SnRBNN9Gq&index=10

I hope this helps you make a decision.