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finding a therapist with good understanding of neurodiversity

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Looking for a therapist to help with a few things but mainly autistic burnout. My current therapist is nice and is help with everything else but knows nothing about neurodiversity and never even suggested autistic burnout as a potential cause on my fatigue (been almost 3 years now), I only heard about it this morning but it seems to fit the symptoms well. Psychotherapy was suggested but I don't know how to find someone with the right skills. 

I really want to feel like I used to and be able to do things like go on holidays or exercise again, I get very frustrated. My partner and I want a family but I know I'm not capable right now, she is very understanding but this would be a deal breaker for her. She really wants a family and cries when she thinks I'm asleep.

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  • Hello

    Thank you for sharing this with the community. You may want to use our Autism Services Directory to search for a therapist in your area that cater for people with an autism spectrum disorder. You can find the Directory here: https://www.autism.org.uk/directory 

    All the best,

    ChloeMod

     

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    Chloe Mod said:
    people with an autism spectrum disorder.

    Really?  You believe we're "people with autism spectrum disorder"?  That's already a phrase which isn't terribly therapeutic, at least for many autistic people, and I wouldn't want any of my own family to see a therapist who used that term.  

    There are some good Aucademy YouTube videos on choosing a therapist so that might be a good place to start.  Likewise Ausome Training.  Plus many of their red flags for training would also apply to therapists.

    https://ausometraining.com/red-flags-for-autism-courses/

    I believe that Chloe Farahar of Aucademy, although not herself a therapist, has some limited availability for sessions which might help, plus maybe have a look at the work of Lisa Cromar (autistic, person-centred therapist).  Ausome Training run a course on navigating therapies (although I think it's skewed towards provision for children), and Eoin Stephens, who is often involved in their courses, is also a therapist.  

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  • in reply to Chloe Mod
    Chloe Mod said:
    people with an autism spectrum disorder.

    Really?  You believe we're "people with autism spectrum disorder"?  That's already a phrase which isn't terribly therapeutic, at least for many autistic people, and I wouldn't want any of my own family to see a therapist who used that term.  

    There are some good Aucademy YouTube videos on choosing a therapist so that might be a good place to start.  Likewise Ausome Training.  Plus many of their red flags for training would also apply to therapists.

    https://ausometraining.com/red-flags-for-autism-courses/

    I believe that Chloe Farahar of Aucademy, although not herself a therapist, has some limited availability for sessions which might help, plus maybe have a look at the work of Lisa Cromar (autistic, person-centred therapist).  Ausome Training run a course on navigating therapies (although I think it's skewed towards provision for children), and Eoin Stephens, who is often involved in their courses, is also a therapist.  

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