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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 588806" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Well said Suzir. Even my Q with his limited communication skills (he talks a ton but struggles with conversation, has to be his agenda and he changes topic if not, etc...) has benefited from mental health/family counseling when I could find therapists who knew how to work around that. When he was little we did a lot of attachment therapy (specific therapy by specialists in attachment disorder....that is crucial in attachment therapy) and when he was older he said he wanted someone to tell his worries to, I found a therapist who specialized in emotional therapy for clients with autism. That's not easy to find and he did well but she quit because she was afraid of him. </p><p>Between that we tried other more traditional therapists, and because of all the things i mentioned, they just caused us stress. Q would fall apart because he couldn't play their games and couldn't answer open ended questions.....it was awful.</p><p></p><p>I think kids who have neurological or developmental disabilities often do have a layer of mental health issues, either true mental illness or emotional challenges from their disability.</p><p></p><p>I've often felt Q is doing pretty well given every single day of his life, multiple times per day, people were angry with him, frustrated, he had consequence after consequence.....how do you develop good self-esteem with that going on? How do you not become angry and frustrated?</p><p></p><p>He has asked me to tell teachers that he is doing the best he can, to ask them if they know God made him like this?... He has worried that he won't go to heaven (though I tell him of course he will!)....</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the point is Suzir is so right, you may need both. It is really important to address it all. Just don't let anyone put blame on you or ignore the developmental things you feel are a part of this. At the same time be open to the possibility that there is a mental health condition at work.</p><p></p><p>I hope your medical providers cooperate!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 588806, member: 12886"] Well said Suzir. Even my Q with his limited communication skills (he talks a ton but struggles with conversation, has to be his agenda and he changes topic if not, etc...) has benefited from mental health/family counseling when I could find therapists who knew how to work around that. When he was little we did a lot of attachment therapy (specific therapy by specialists in attachment disorder....that is crucial in attachment therapy) and when he was older he said he wanted someone to tell his worries to, I found a therapist who specialized in emotional therapy for clients with autism. That's not easy to find and he did well but she quit because she was afraid of him. Between that we tried other more traditional therapists, and because of all the things i mentioned, they just caused us stress. Q would fall apart because he couldn't play their games and couldn't answer open ended questions.....it was awful. I think kids who have neurological or developmental disabilities often do have a layer of mental health issues, either true mental illness or emotional challenges from their disability. I've often felt Q is doing pretty well given every single day of his life, multiple times per day, people were angry with him, frustrated, he had consequence after consequence.....how do you develop good self-esteem with that going on? How do you not become angry and frustrated? He has asked me to tell teachers that he is doing the best he can, to ask them if they know God made him like this?... He has worried that he won't go to heaven (though I tell him of course he will!).... Anyway, the point is Suzir is so right, you may need both. It is really important to address it all. Just don't let anyone put blame on you or ignore the developmental things you feel are a part of this. At the same time be open to the possibility that there is a mental health condition at work. I hope your medical providers cooperate! [/QUOTE]
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