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 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Newly diagnosed teenager and violence

fergusq
Posted: 17 Mar 2018, 5:40 am 

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A quick reply: 1) I talked to someone in an autism organization recently who mentioned that it's hard to find therapists for people on the spectrum. She commented that regular therapists tend to 'focus on the wrong things and not know how to talk to someone with autism'. This is my experience too. ...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Newly diagnosed teenager and violence

fergusq
Posted: 11 Mar 2018, 4:06 pm 

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Thanks so much for the thoughtful replies and the time you put into them. Some of these links are eye opening to us, even though we had googled this quite a lot, and certainly some ring true. I think she has violent tendencies from frustration, lack of understanding and feeling she isnt getting any ...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Newly diagnosed teenager and violence

fergusq
Posted: 10 Mar 2018, 11:26 am 

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Thanks for the responses, Ill read those links She spent 4 months in a psych ward because of a potential danger to herself and others. In the end the diagnosis was that her hallucinations and psychotic-like symptoms are a result of a combination of ASD symptoms/OCD/obtrusive thoughts, and she needed...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Newly diagnosed teenager and violence

fergusq
Posted: 10 Mar 2018, 5:51 am 

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Hi, Have a recently diagnosed teenager that explains a lot of previous issues. However, in last year or two she has started having more serious issues, resulting in some violent episodes such that school is currently not available, and she cant be left alone with anyone without them being informed o...
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