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Therapies for people with Aspergers?

super-meg

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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  • super-meg said:

    So what can I do about it?

    Research. Find out if there's a therapist in your area that specialises in treating those on the spectrum. Then pressurise your GP into getting you referred to them. Your GP may need to apply for special funding through the PCT, and this can make some reluctant to do proceed (my GP certainly was), but insist that they do it. You have a legal right to treatment that is appropriate, and cost is not an acceptable reason for your GP not to pursue that treatment.

    And, to respond to Muckworm's point: It's not neccessarily about curing the Asperger's. That's impossible! For me it's about learning better strategies, and coping mechanisms, and ultimately to be happier, and less lonely.

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  • super-meg said:

    So what can I do about it?

    Research. Find out if there's a therapist in your area that specialises in treating those on the spectrum. Then pressurise your GP into getting you referred to them. Your GP may need to apply for special funding through the PCT, and this can make some reluctant to do proceed (my GP certainly was), but insist that they do it. You have a legal right to treatment that is appropriate, and cost is not an acceptable reason for your GP not to pursue that treatment.

    And, to respond to Muckworm's point: It's not neccessarily about curing the Asperger's. That's impossible! For me it's about learning better strategies, and coping mechanisms, and ultimately to be happier, and less lonely.

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