THERAPIES THAT WORK & DON'T

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I'm prompted to write after hearing an NPR radio show this a.m. on how imperative the social connection is to create the positive neuro-hormones for happiness. This just isn't to be taken lightly. I have been in the ASD field on and off for over 25 years (spent 10 years in tech working w/Engineers, etc. in SV). I've seen therapies come and go and I thought I'd share a bit about what really works, and what doesn't.

All the empirical data coming out corroborates the NPR info: socializing creates the good neuro-hormones and helps with the 'ol happy meter. I often get asks what makes the difference in changing when you go to therapy and how do you get more social (thus happy).)I usually start with what doesn't work, talk-therapy (regular psychological services). Talk therapy can be vague, abstract and not explicit with direction for the 'take away' steps to follow and track. What works is finding someone who can talk your language and give you the directions in a way your brain can process them into reality. Truly, language is the #1 underlying connector to every task we do be it verbal or nonverbal. I will write more on the topic soon. jenn (the social moment.com)

That is not true. Plenty of people (including myself) think in nonverbal ways and use nonverbal to manage verbal tasks -- for some people language connects nothing, it's just a tool to communicate and/or interesting visual or sound patterns (or meaningless sound and scribble, or something else entirely).

(I do, however, agree that it's important to find therapists who can communicate effectively with you and offer concrete problem-solving help.)



There are quite a few things that create the good neuro-hormones. Socializing is just one of them, and not everyone will be happiest being as social as possible -- I have been unhappy because of too much social time.

Can you clarify, please, are you making conversation (I agree with you most of us need connection) looking for different points of view, or (shudder) advertising? Just am curious what you hope for.