Therapy

Oh that’s awful... I’m so sorry. I don’t know but can you get someone else? This just does not sound good at all. The therapist is super uninformed... did the therapist  know in advance that you are autistic? Because if they did it is even less acceptable- being uninformed is one thing but then I feel like it is their duty to remedy that and to at least not make comments about something they clearly have no clue about... 

I desperately need help with stress and anxiety management actually as it’s having a huge impact (including on eating, health, sleep etc) and I’ve tried various therapists in UK and other countries and sadly so far they have been useless at best and some even caused harm. I have lost hope a bit and feel let down but I do think there are people out there that can help. I would just be very careful with possibly  incompetent therapists like the one you saw... as they can cause harm. I really hope you can get someone else or if you can’t and you want to give this one another chance I hope your current therapist puts some time into informing themselves- you could even raise it that what happened last time was unhelpful and not ok. Listen to your instincts, if it doesn’t feel right maybe better to not see that person again.. 

The rapist. Put them together and what have you got?

Someone being paid good money to talk down to you.

Probably a bit cynical, but I'd be more inclined to want to participate if we both got paid...

I had to read that first line a few times before it made sense I Sperg.

I dread to think what someone who didn't know me well would think if they were to step inside my home and have a good look around. 

Yes, one can learn a lot about a person just by looking at their possessions, how things are arranged, etc. Whilst I'm not one to go snooping in drawers and the like on the rare occasions I'm in other people's homes - well, not unless there is some kind of emergency and there is a justifiable reason to - I do like having a nosey at what is in open view... Books, CDs, DVDs, etc.

Your plan sounds most excellent. One might be inclined to wonder if you had played a part in the psychology degree your daughter is currently doing.  A case of, "It would be really handy to have a psychologist in the family. I wonder if my daughter's ever considered a career as a psychologist!" 

I dread to think what someone who didn't know me well would think if they were to step inside my home and have a good look around. 

Yes, one can learn a lot about a person just by looking at their possessions, how things are arranged, etc. Whilst I'm not one to go snooping in drawers and the like on the rare occasions I'm in other people's homes - well, not unless there is some kind of emergency and there is a justifiable reason to - I do like having a nosey at what is in open view... Books, CDs, DVDs, etc.

Your plan sounds most excellent. One might be inclined to wonder if you had played a part in the psychology degree your daughter is currently doing.  A case of, "It would be really handy to have a psychologist in the family. I wonder if my daughter's ever considered a career as a psychologist!"