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Has anyone felt totally judged by a child therapist?
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<blockquote data-quote="PiscesMom" data-source="post: 718943" data-attributes="member: 19889"><p>SOT, I totally agree and feel bad for taking her. They pressure us to take kids to therapy. That intake lady kept saying medications and therapy work together. By now, I wasn't going to make my daughter go to a therapist, I guess I was hoping for understanding, and maybe a more casual approach. Like a friendly, affirming therapist that just makes my daughter feel good about herself. Or a social skills group that she enjoys. Maybe just once or twice a month just so my daughter could also see a psychiatrist.</p><p></p><p>It is the way medicaid is out here, because research says medications and therapy work together. Sigh. But I will find an independent one. Maybe it is what state you are in, and what insurance you have?</p><p></p><p>I wish professionals, teachers, etc, would tell parents of kids w autism that they didn't need and won't benefit from standard therapy.</p><p></p><p>This weekend was emotionally intense for me, and you all helped so much. It is so easy to trigger my mommy shame, and her withering look, mean tone of voice, and all this "you need therapy" really did that to me. I was at a very low point self esteem wise when I posted, and now I feel so much better about myself, about my daughter.</p><p></p><p>aahjeez and sot, I read parts of your answers to my daughter. She said "they are so nice." I feel bad, cuz I am the adult, I should protect, but both of us have been kind of battered by the system. But no more.</p><p></p><p>We have been thru stuff, our family, lots of trauma w my son. But we love each other, and are not defective in any way. And that will be my attitude from now on.</p><p></p><p>She is doing homework, and her teachers seem happy to pick it up from her at our car. Her teacher emailed me and invited her to drop it off next time after kids go home and see the classroom. Perfect! Acceptance, patience, and understanding, which is what she needs!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PiscesMom, post: 718943, member: 19889"] SOT, I totally agree and feel bad for taking her. They pressure us to take kids to therapy. That intake lady kept saying medications and therapy work together. By now, I wasn't going to make my daughter go to a therapist, I guess I was hoping for understanding, and maybe a more casual approach. Like a friendly, affirming therapist that just makes my daughter feel good about herself. Or a social skills group that she enjoys. Maybe just once or twice a month just so my daughter could also see a psychiatrist. It is the way medicaid is out here, because research says medications and therapy work together. Sigh. But I will find an independent one. Maybe it is what state you are in, and what insurance you have? I wish professionals, teachers, etc, would tell parents of kids w autism that they didn't need and won't benefit from standard therapy. This weekend was emotionally intense for me, and you all helped so much. It is so easy to trigger my mommy shame, and her withering look, mean tone of voice, and all this "you need therapy" really did that to me. I was at a very low point self esteem wise when I posted, and now I feel so much better about myself, about my daughter. aahjeez and sot, I read parts of your answers to my daughter. She said "they are so nice." I feel bad, cuz I am the adult, I should protect, but both of us have been kind of battered by the system. But no more. We have been thru stuff, our family, lots of trauma w my son. But we love each other, and are not defective in any way. And that will be my attitude from now on. She is doing homework, and her teachers seem happy to pick it up from her at our car. Her teacher emailed me and invited her to drop it off next time after kids go home and see the classroom. Perfect! Acceptance, patience, and understanding, which is what she needs! [/QUOTE]
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