can an nt therapist truly help an aspie?

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This is nonspecific, more in line with picking a therapist.

Most of my counseling has been court ordered. Most of the doctors were exactly what I expected. Except one.

Must of been a bad season for grown ups and all the regular psychiatrists were booked so I was sent to a child psychologist with an open schedule. Those 6 vists gave more coping skills than all the previous.

A lot of my episodes are childlike in nature and this may not be the norm, but having advice from a person not trying to correct my behavior by my physical age was a definite improvement.

SEE THREAD in 'In-Depth Adult-Life' Discussion: On Therapists.

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt225589.html

Info. on finding Therapists with Asperger experience.

Good Luck!

Psychology Today provides a directory of therapists in the United States and Canada:
http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/r ... search.php

A small percentage of therapists choose to list Aspergers AND/OR Autism experience in their biographies. This may be one favorable indicator of extensive experience with Aspergers.

For Autism Awareness Month (and beyond): Can Therapists with extensive experience with Aspergers boost this disccussion thread?

Yes, absolutely.

I've been seeing an NT therapist for quite a number of years, and I think he's pretty helpful. He specializes in working with autistics, so he has a good understanding of how we work.

He's stubborn, and oftentimes harsh. Sometimes I think he's too harsh. Sometimes I believe he's totally wrong on something, but I can't do anything to convince him. He doesn't give me any breaks, on anything. But more often than not, he's right, and even when he isn't, I gain some sort of insight. In my opinion, that kind of "take no excuses" therapist would be very helpful for most autistic people. I guess not all get along with that type of therapist, though.

My therapist is an NT and I was rather skeptical at first about having sessions with her, but she is very knowledgable about ASD's and has worked with other people on the spectrum before. I think the therapist having an understanding of ASD's, as well as the client's willingness to participate in therapy are the most important factors.