It would seem that there is a great-deal of frustration-and-misunderstanding surrounding autists and their family-life, as a lot of historical-and-present testimonies have alluded-to on this forum, perhaps issues surrounding familial-relations is the most-common source of woe for the autistic-community.
I know that in growing-up as an undiagnosed-autistic person, that there was plenty of harm caused by the gulf between myself and my close-carers and peers, it is this gulf that has caused the majority of my unhealthy-behaviour in the long-term. I have also seen that there are plentiful-instances of a gulf, not between the neurotypical and the neurodiverse, but diagnosed and undiagnosed. A gulf between the uninformed and more-informed.
A much-larger provision is placed on respect for private-life, where mental heath is concerned, than is placed on its counterpart, respect for family-life. I believe that it would be sensible to make a much greater-provision for family-life in mental health services, because there are more-than-enough lived-experiences to make a case, it effects one’s development to not be on the same page as your family, over the long-term.
Do you guys think that the provision of family-therapy post-diagnosis should be offered as standard..?
