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Adult mental health team for phobias

Mindless haze

Hi I'm new to this so i am hoping there're will be someone who can help!

My son who has Asperger's syndrome is having input from adult mental health regarding his phobias ( stairs and agoraphobia) but they have no idea when it come to ASDs.  I try to explain how they should ask questions etc but it doesn't help. They all start with the same question 'how does it make you feel?' Argggghhhh!!!!

Is there anyway I can get him the help he needs to overcome these phobias with people who have knowledge of ADSs? 

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  • I cannot really advice you in any way, but I can sympathise with your situation. I am an adult with Aspergers, and I also have mental health problems, in my case, OCD and chronic health anxiety plus  phobias.

    I have had on off support from the CMHT for the last 7 years, but despite having a diagnosis of Aspergers on the NHS, they do not cater to my Asperger needs. I am only offered 6 sessions per time, not enough to deal with complex issues, and I am often asked about my feelings and told to rate them - impossible!

    There is also no support for sensory difficulties with noise. I am not as affected in this area as some people on the spectrum, but I do have my own, very real, anxieties around noise disturbance. The only advice is to get ear plugs, but nothing is done about ensuring that autistic people live in autism friendly areas. But I guess that is down to larger governmental issues.....

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  • I cannot really advice you in any way, but I can sympathise with your situation. I am an adult with Aspergers, and I also have mental health problems, in my case, OCD and chronic health anxiety plus  phobias.

    I have had on off support from the CMHT for the last 7 years, but despite having a diagnosis of Aspergers on the NHS, they do not cater to my Asperger needs. I am only offered 6 sessions per time, not enough to deal with complex issues, and I am often asked about my feelings and told to rate them - impossible!

    There is also no support for sensory difficulties with noise. I am not as affected in this area as some people on the spectrum, but I do have my own, very real, anxieties around noise disturbance. The only advice is to get ear plugs, but nothing is done about ensuring that autistic people live in autism friendly areas. But I guess that is down to larger governmental issues.....

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