Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello. We are a family from Japan (my husband, me, two children).
My eldest was diagnosed that she has high-functioning autism at age 17. She had problems at school, stopped going to highschool after some hard experiencecs.
She has had depression and sleeping disorder but her condition got better after her future plan was sorted out (take a one year leave from the school, pass the university entrance qualification exam during the leave then quit the highschool).
Her condition is good today. She wakes up regularly and washes often which she could not before. We keep going to her psychiatrist and get necessary medication just in case.
I am happy to take care of her and give her support, but I also hope to meet friends to share information and maybe discuss topics on how to cope with problems.
Thank you for reading!
Just to check, there is a big difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist. Psychiatrists deal mostly in neuro-chemistry and psycho-pharmacology, your description has me more leaning to environmental roots (uncertain future, unknown changes etc) rather then chemical. Medication can be great at treating symptoms in this case, but psychologists are better equipped to identify and handle root causes.
Hello, thank you for your reply and explanation. My mother tongue is Japanese and I actually wondered which word to choose before posting. I might have put it in a wrong way, but according to the distinction you kindly sent here, I think psychiatrist is the right word as my daughter's case the root cause seems to be more chemical than environmental. Mental doctor might have been the best word.