What is the most under-served, under-developed area in support for autistic people?

[Wendy Butler]

Hi MandyH,
its Interesting as I’m under the community learning disability team which deals with mental health difficulties differently.
i have been to see the CLDT psychologist several times, he tried to use exposure therapy on me several times for my severe sensory issues which cause a lot of behaviors in busy supermarkets as he believed I was doing the behaviors on purpose to get taken out of the supermarket quickly in order to escape panic and anxiety,in fact he diagnosed panic disorder,he only gave me three things every time that needed working on,they were always manipulated to be around panic and what I had asked for every time I was referred back to him was counselling,which I had never had In my life at any point because of my lack of speech and interaction,it was modified CBT,which has never worked for me. I can’t just go to a standard MH counsellor because of my complex autism,Speech/communication difficulties and LD,they always forward me back to him.

in a different area and different CLDT,I had known the consultant psychologist from 18 to 30,and he had always known how to work and communicate with me,I would recommend him to any Autist if only he freelanced outside of his boroughs social Care-I’ve checked as I wanted to book him privately.
because I had known him for so long,on our last ever visit together he revealed he was Autistic himself,I knew there was a reason I felt able to connect to him.

when I was 28 I had my severe depression,severe paranoid pyschosis and extreme anxiety labelled as challenging behavior by a learning disability hospital,they had no understanding of LD with mental illness,as we are supposed to not have the capacity to think and process what’s in our heads.
mine was caused by several years worth of being severely bullied online.

I think what we need is staff who have worked in multiple areas, like for example, pyschologists to be trained and experienced in both ASD with dual mental health difficulties, Instead of each area not understanding Or accepting the other side.

there is a service in Manchester called Counselling for all, It’s for adults with LD and/or ASD just in case any of you live here,you can get it free if you can prove you have tried and failed with other therapists (I think that’s the criteria) ,you have to wait the usual length of time I think,I was told even if I pay privately I don’t get a quicker waiting time.i think it’s around £900 For a block of sessions,privately.

Expressive Arts Therapy and Art Therapy can be 100 per cent non verbal, working from sensory responses and activating playfulness with the aim of exploring emotions in a safe place with an empathising, non-judgemental professional. Was this ever an option for you?

 

[aadap]

Picked health/comorbid however probably mental health also ..

Intensity re: difference in relation to sensory processing appears misunderstood I think,
-facial expressions/body language are poor indicator [pain level] for instance in regard to an Autist IMO.

Mental health / wellbeing support tailored to autitic-adult individuals appears ''postcode" lottery", also

- understanding the [chronically ill] Autist probably experiences distress bcos physical problems/feedback/ and misunderstandings,
-not so much poor mental health IMO,

- in that to say Autist 'aware NHS: probably requires bolstering numbers of medical professionals w/ *in-depth* autism awareness training IMO.

 

[Wendy Butler]

Expressive Arts Therapy and Art Therapy can be 100 per cent non verbal, working from sensory responses and activating playfulness with the aim of exploring emotions in a safe place with an empathising, non-judgemental professional. Was this ever an option for you?

 

[Wendy Butler]

I have started by thinking it is relationships - without support in this dimension people can become isolated and so depressed, harbouring suicidal thoughts, at risk of becoming a missing person. I have experienced this happening in my own family.

 

[Wendy Butler]

I agree that mental health is insufficiently addressed while so many autistic people suffer from anxiety, depression and other conditions. My understanding is that Psychotherapy doesn't work properly on autistic people. New types of intervention are needed.

I would say everyone is different and psychotherapy is not for everyone, but where it does provide a person with a rebalanced outlook their resilience can be that much more robust, as it goes deep.

 

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