Therapies for people with Aspergers?

Is there such a thing?

I'm now refusing medication because I believe the doctor just wants to put me on them and it will all be fine but its not a long term solution so when I came off them again I'd be back to square 1. He told me therapies won't work but I told him what I need is somebody who is aspergers trained that can teach me the coping skills I so clearly need so he is looking into it....

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  • I don't know if such help exists and if it does it will be miles away then I will need to go through the whole funding and waiting list but it makes sense it should exist!!

    My doctor says I'm the first person he has ever dealt with that has aspergers which doesn't fill me with confidence that he knows anything of what he is on about and seems intent on medication and telling me there is no cure! but then because me anxiety gets so bad my social worker is limited to how much she can do for me then I feel bad and the whole cycle of been depressed, anxious and blaming myself starts again! 

    And like you since the diagnosis I've had no further support from the people that did the diagnosing which seems so wrong because if I had a different illness, condition or whatever it wouldn't happen

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  • I don't know if such help exists and if it does it will be miles away then I will need to go through the whole funding and waiting list but it makes sense it should exist!!

    My doctor says I'm the first person he has ever dealt with that has aspergers which doesn't fill me with confidence that he knows anything of what he is on about and seems intent on medication and telling me there is no cure! but then because me anxiety gets so bad my social worker is limited to how much she can do for me then I feel bad and the whole cycle of been depressed, anxious and blaming myself starts again! 

    And like you since the diagnosis I've had no further support from the people that did the diagnosing which seems so wrong because if I had a different illness, condition or whatever it wouldn't happen

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