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Depression counselling

Abathur

I am an adult male, and have Aspergers Syndrome. I am currently suffering depression.  I have had two lots of CBT but I do not think it has helped much. What I think I need is a counsellor on a one to one basis to just talk to.

I work part time, as at present that is all I can manage. Can anyone advise me as to where would be a good place to start to find specialist counsellors?

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    Just a follow up to answer my own question in my last post. I hadn't appreciated the distinctions between the different types of talking therapies so I went looking for clarification and found this

    www.nhs.uk/.../Types-of-therapy.aspx

    I realised yesterday that we talk a lot about CBT for autistic adults with depression but we don't talk much about training or help with dealing with the world. My understanding of part of the issue is that we get the MH problems because we keep butting heads with the rest of the world and get depressed etc when we keep failing to make ourselves understood. Children with autism are routinely referred for speech and language therapy so that they can make themselves better understood. @Abathur, have you ever had help with the underlying communication issues that autism gives you? Perhaps if this was at least addressed it might relieve some of the conflict (or lack of good interactions with the world) and you might be able to undermine the depression at source.

    I am well aware that autism can't be fixed but I am quite sure that we can be educated/trained and helped to have a better path for our lives.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    Just a follow up to answer my own question in my last post. I hadn't appreciated the distinctions between the different types of talking therapies so I went looking for clarification and found this

    www.nhs.uk/.../Types-of-therapy.aspx

    I realised yesterday that we talk a lot about CBT for autistic adults with depression but we don't talk much about training or help with dealing with the world. My understanding of part of the issue is that we get the MH problems because we keep butting heads with the rest of the world and get depressed etc when we keep failing to make ourselves understood. Children with autism are routinely referred for speech and language therapy so that they can make themselves better understood. @Abathur, have you ever had help with the underlying communication issues that autism gives you? Perhaps if this was at least addressed it might relieve some of the conflict (or lack of good interactions with the world) and you might be able to undermine the depression at source.

    I am well aware that autism can't be fixed but I am quite sure that we can be educated/trained and helped to have a better path for our lives.

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