Aspergers and Complex Ptsd

Ellie b said:

Is there anyone who could recommend that does EMDR for trauma and is qualified in autism

I would start with looking for your location in this site and looking through the list to find one that feels right before arrangng a trial session

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling

I'm curious why you specifically want EMDR ( Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing ) as I note it is not been reliably adapted to work for autists ( according to https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13623613221080254 )

In this online survey study, we asked 103 EMDR therapists about barriers they think autistic people face when trying to have EMDR and what adaptations they use in their everyday practice. Four barriers were highlighted: client-related characteristics, therapist-related characteristics, differences in the therapeutic relationship and broader issues. Therapists identified a range of adaptations that can potentially be useful for autistic people, relating to being flexible, communicating clearly and having an awareness of individual differences. Many therapists emphasised the importance of not making assumptions about a person based on their autism diagnosis. Overall, the study findings suggest adaptations to EMDR are likely to be useful, but how relevant they are depends on each person.

Looking through the services the UK therapists offer, EMDR us not even on the list as it is still so experimental.

Would the conventional approach for dealing with PTSD for autists not be more accessible and reliable for you?

Ellie b said:

Is there anyone who could recommend that does EMDR for trauma and is qualified in autism

I would start with looking for your location in this site and looking through the list to find one that feels right before arrangng a trial session

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling

I'm curious why you specifically want EMDR ( Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing ) as I note it is not been reliably adapted to work for autists ( according to https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13623613221080254 )

In this online survey study, we asked 103 EMDR therapists about barriers they think autistic people face when trying to have EMDR and what adaptations they use in their everyday practice. Four barriers were highlighted: client-related characteristics, therapist-related characteristics, differences in the therapeutic relationship and broader issues. Therapists identified a range of adaptations that can potentially be useful for autistic people, relating to being flexible, communicating clearly and having an awareness of individual differences. Many therapists emphasised the importance of not making assumptions about a person based on their autism diagnosis. Overall, the study findings suggest adaptations to EMDR are likely to be useful, but how relevant they are depends on each person.

Looking through the services the UK therapists offer, EMDR us not even on the list as it is still so experimental.

Would the conventional approach for dealing with PTSD for autists not be more accessible and reliable for you?

EMDR is my last hope that's why and it describes exactly how my brain is with blocked unprocessed memories which cause ptsd in the first place I been suffering with it for years night terrors flash backs reliving like a video rewinded pause rewind I want to get out of this cycle once and for all break the negativity of being afraid of life.