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Autism, Anxiety and Exposure Therapy/CBT

MJJ24

Hello all, 

So I have been in and out of therapy for a few years for low mood/anxiety particularly focusing on social anxiety. Normally we use CBT and do a lot of exposures and dropping of safety behaviours. I find the exposures hard and I am tired after doing them but I do tend to feel a bit better and accomplished. I tend to get in a cycle of doing more and more but then becoming burnt out and my skills regressing again. I now have a official autism diagnosis (and am on the wait list for ADHD assessment). 

Really what I want to ask is does anyone find that CBT and exposure is good and helpful for them or is there any methods that work better/more effectively?

Thank you all for your help in advance!

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  • I suggest borrowing or buying this book, which discusses various types of therapy and counselling, together with advice on choosing the right therapist or counsellor - all from an autistic person's viewpoint. I and others here have found it very helpful:

    The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy

    After my own diagnosis (and having had CBT, pre-diagnosis, without significant benefit) I chose to have counselling with a counsellor who had experience of helping neurodivergent people. I had no trouble arranging this with the NHS Talking Therapies team for my area, and I found the course very helpful.

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  • I suggest borrowing or buying this book, which discusses various types of therapy and counselling, together with advice on choosing the right therapist or counsellor - all from an autistic person's viewpoint. I and others here have found it very helpful:

    The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy

    After my own diagnosis (and having had CBT, pre-diagnosis, without significant benefit) I chose to have counselling with a counsellor who had experience of helping neurodivergent people. I had no trouble arranging this with the NHS Talking Therapies team for my area, and I found the course very helpful.

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