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Neurodivergent therapy?

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I've had therapy and counselling a few times in my life for social anxiety, but it's ineffective because they're trained to councel neurotypicals. I'm autistic with ADHD.

Is there no autistic therapy on the NHS? (With a therapist who is autistic and trained to councel autistics). I could only find one such service on the website and it's private only.

If they exist, how do I access them, please? I feel like only a neurodivergent therapist could help.

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  • So many responses and so many on the same page, thank you!

    My most recent CBT therapist was lovely and she taught me some things about the mechanics of FFF (fight, flight and freeze) which was fascinating and I'm glad for the knowledge. She diverted from the usual tactics and went into identifying what my main stress factors were because I'm alexithymic and struggle to identify my stress.

    In my final session she told me that I was right, my fears, worries and stresses were all rational, I just need to find a therapy that helps me to tackle situations before they spiral, but the existence of such a therapy has been denied by the people I've spoken to.

    Might NAS be able to talk to NHS and discuss the foundation of a cognitive management therapy for neurodivergents?

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  • So many responses and so many on the same page, thank you!

    My most recent CBT therapist was lovely and she taught me some things about the mechanics of FFF (fight, flight and freeze) which was fascinating and I'm glad for the knowledge. She diverted from the usual tactics and went into identifying what my main stress factors were because I'm alexithymic and struggle to identify my stress.

    In my final session she told me that I was right, my fears, worries and stresses were all rational, I just need to find a therapy that helps me to tackle situations before they spiral, but the existence of such a therapy has been denied by the people I've spoken to.

    Might NAS be able to talk to NHS and discuss the foundation of a cognitive management therapy for neurodivergents?

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