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Does anyone use private therapists?

carebear8

My son is 8 and has Aspergers.  Very high functioning.  We have just returned from a trip to America to visit his godparents. He was completely overwhelmed and found it difficult to interact at points and went into shutdown mode several times. His behaviour was worse than we experience with him at home.

His godparents have now responded to say that I am holding him back as he is so smart and cannot reach his potential as he is.  They think he should be in therapy for social skills on an intensive level.  They say that even Aspergers kids get 20 hours of therapy per week in the U.S

I am feeling like a failure as a parent as they are very close to me.  He doesn't have a statement at school and copes very well as he is in a structured routine.  He does have difficult with change and new places. I am not sure whether to pursue further help.  Does anyone else use private therapists for their high functioning kids?

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  • oh my gosh, thank you for the reply.  That has given me a lot to think about.  I really appreciate it.  I will definitely have to ask her more questions in regard to this.

    His school are preparing to apply for a statement for him as they think he will need it for secondary.  At the moment he is not disruptive enough to qualify and as he is achieving all his targets theres not much to go on but I do have schools support which is good to know that that is the direction they want to take too.

    I have lots of research to do.  I know his godparents meant well as they love him but it did peeve me off that they think I'm not doing enough.  They seem to think that everything can be fixed with money!  If you don't fit into the ideal then you've got no chance of succeeding.  I don't buy into that at all. Why should we all have to fit into a mold of what is deemed acceptable?

    Anyway thanks again x

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  • oh my gosh, thank you for the reply.  That has given me a lot to think about.  I really appreciate it.  I will definitely have to ask her more questions in regard to this.

    His school are preparing to apply for a statement for him as they think he will need it for secondary.  At the moment he is not disruptive enough to qualify and as he is achieving all his targets theres not much to go on but I do have schools support which is good to know that that is the direction they want to take too.

    I have lots of research to do.  I know his godparents meant well as they love him but it did peeve me off that they think I'm not doing enough.  They seem to think that everything can be fixed with money!  If you don't fit into the ideal then you've got no chance of succeeding.  I don't buy into that at all. Why should we all have to fit into a mold of what is deemed acceptable?

    Anyway thanks again x

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