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Best therapy options for autistic people?

Leni

I'm studying to become a counsellor at the moment, only on my level 3. But I joined a study group on facebook and today a lady asked what the best route/therapy type would be most beneficial for autistic people. 

Now the thread is full of comments of lots of trainee counsellors who want to work with us but there isn't a great deal of research into therapy types. 

My question to you is what is your opinion or experience of therapy? Which ones would you recommend or have helped the most? I could only give them my opinion of my experience but would like to try and offer a bit more advice.

As an autistic person myself I was truly touched by the sheer amount of people who want to understand us and how to help us thrive. I feel it's up to us to help them thrive in their understanding.

You don't need to go into detail if you don't want to, just the type of therapy and how helpful you found it. Hope you can help me to help them.

An extra note. I hope you all managing to find some way to deal with the challenges of lockdown Blue heart

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  • I would just like to get some, and not have to have a mental illness first. I was assessed and classified as autistic and high functioning, as if that excuses the health service from having to give me any support.

    I hardly ever have to go to the doctor and I've only been ill once in the last 12 years, so I'm hardly draining the service. I just think a package of say 5 sessions as a post diagnosis service, would go a long way. Waiting until I have a mental illness, burnout or breakdown or self harm and can't work or cope is surely a false economy.

    I have obsessive rumination and thought loops as well as demand avoidance, so some kind of behavioural therapy with goals and homework would be good. I'd also like a bit of family /couple therapy because my relationship is on thin ice.

    A dear forum friend has recommended adapted CBT for autism with OCD

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  • I would just like to get some, and not have to have a mental illness first. I was assessed and classified as autistic and high functioning, as if that excuses the health service from having to give me any support.

    I hardly ever have to go to the doctor and I've only been ill once in the last 12 years, so I'm hardly draining the service. I just think a package of say 5 sessions as a post diagnosis service, would go a long way. Waiting until I have a mental illness, burnout or breakdown or self harm and can't work or cope is surely a false economy.

    I have obsessive rumination and thought loops as well as demand avoidance, so some kind of behavioural therapy with goals and homework would be good. I'd also like a bit of family /couple therapy because my relationship is on thin ice.

    A dear forum friend has recommended adapted CBT for autism with OCD

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  • in reply to Plectrum

    I agree that a few sessions post diagnosis would have been really helpful, a safe place to talk it through. I didn’t have that and so stupidly spoke to loads of people about it in a knee jerk reaction way from the shock of the diagnosis. Social cares mantra atm is preventative services, that could be one.