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Forum: The Haven Topic: Therapy styles that work for autistic adults |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2024, 4:20 pm
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Replies: 22
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| ...I think it's more down to the person than the type of therapy... ... I think CBT is particularly bad... Absolutely it's about the therapist as a person! If I'm going to be vulnerable with a therapist, we're going to have to get along and I need to know that I can trust them. I suspect CBT is so ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Therapy styles that work for autistic adults |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2024, 8:48 am
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| It is important to know what you want out of a support professional or helping professional. I have found that all three helped with anxiety and depression. My eval for autism diagnosis said that anxiety is so common with autism the expert (who specialized in autism diagnosis) didn’t even consider ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Therapy styles that work for autistic adults |
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Posted: 22 Jun 2024, 3:02 am
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| Hello folks Just wanting some feedback from those of us that have had (or are having) therapy from a psychologist. The psych who diagnosed my ASD mentioned that more common types for therapy like CBT are not so effective or even appropriate for people on the spectrum. My current psych wants to do Sc... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's the last weirdest dream you had? |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2024, 5:56 pm
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Replies: 4,188
Views: 237,141
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Somehow I was another guitar player in Metallica  . James Hetfield scolded me for not playing with enough "swing". 
P.S. I've dream-played with Dream Theater too  |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Aspie Downunder (new member intro) |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2023, 5:30 pm
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Replies: 14
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ChicagoLiz wrote: it's good that you now have a clear sense of how to move forward to understand yourself better.
Thanks, times are still pretty turbulent but I'm hoping that life will calm down in the not too distant future  |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Questions about you |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2023, 4:18 pm
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Replies: 5,775
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| What is your first name? Simon Age: 54 Location:Queensland, Australia Hobbies and Interests: I love Star Wars, dot painting, and I’m an avid movie watcher. Sci-fi and fantasy books are something that I want to get back into. Why are you here? To meet new people that understand what I’ve been throug... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Questions about you |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2023, 3:58 pm
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| What is your first name? – Andrew Age: 60 Location: Perth, Western Australia Hobbies and Interests: Playing / listening to music, from Metal to folk. Nature photography and nature walks. Scandinavian noir/crime TV series. Gardening. Why are you here? Most likely I am autistic, but yet to be diagnose... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Aspie Downunder (new member intro) |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2023, 8:01 pm
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| Welcome to Wrong Planet! I think it was unprofessional of your wife's therapist to "diagnose" you in that manner in front of your wife and without your consent. Instead the therapist could have explained your behaviour as personality traits without attaching that label. Yeah, I've definit... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Intro |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2023, 8:51 am
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| Hmmmm... Not a lot of posts here recently, but here goes. Hi, I'm a 60 yo older dad with 2 lovely daughters aged 20 and 12, the younger is ASD level 2. I have just been told unofficially by 2 Clin Psychs that I'm almost definitely ASD myself. A bit of a shock but I find myself identifying a bit bett... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Aspie Downunder (new member intro) |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2023, 8:36 am
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autisticelders wrote: welcome, there is a lot to sort when we finally discover we are autistic
Yeah, I'm gradually finding that out . Thanks for the warm welcome – I'm looking forward to connecting |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Aspie Downunder (new member intro) |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2023, 8:33 am
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jamie0.0 wrote: it's nice to have some more Aussie representation here
Thanks @jamie0.0, us Aussies are probably on here but there's so many members we're hard to find.
Thanks too for identifying with my kindy story, you may be the first ever to do that |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi, hello, I’m new |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2023, 10:50 pm
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Replies: 18
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I saw your nickname 'lorikeet' and wondered if you were an Australian. I just joined, informally diagnosed at 60, live in Perth. Favourite QLD town is Maleny  . Nice to 'meet' you! |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Aspie Downunder (new member intro) |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2023, 10:45 pm
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| Hi everyone, I just turned 60 and around that time my wife's therapist said to her "he's definitely autistic" (explaining why I was difficult to live with :roll: )... but I have had my suspicions for a while. I was a lonely kid who read books in the corner at kindergarten while the other k... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What song are you listening to now? |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2023, 10:28 pm
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Tiktaalika by Charlie Griffiths (ex Haken) (first post so I'm not allowed links  ) |
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