Greetings and Salutations!

[Guest guest]

I finally decided to share my voice. I have not posted before, but I

have been a member of the group for at least 2 months. I have

indecision issues.

Anyway I wanted to say hello to everyone and ask if anyone has any

advice for finding a good psychologist? I have had bad experiences with

people in the field since I was 7 years old and was diagnosed

suicidally depressed (that was the gist of it anyway, I do not recall

the specific term they used). This is of course outrageous to say the

least I had never considered suicide, and still have not done so. The

professionals I was seeing then never really tried to figure me out,

just tried to make me fit their theories. That is the experiences I am

still having. How can I tell them what my problems are and what I

expect from them without them immediately trying to prove me wrong?

The only reason I have even considered going to a psychologist is that

my boss and room mates tell me I need to.

[Guest guest]

You will probably have to educate your psychologist about autism, since it's a

new entry in the most recent DSM. Prior to the new DSM a lot of us were

diagnosed with schitzophrenia, various personality disorders, mental

retardation, etc. So I suggest you find a therapist who is knowledgable about

autism, and/or is willing to learn more.

Re:

I finally decided to share my voice. I have not posted before, but I

have been a member of the group for at least 2 months. I have

indecision issues.

Anyway I wanted to say hello to everyone and ask if anyone has any

advice for finding a good psychologist? I have had bad experiences with

people in the field since I was 7 years old and was diagnosed

suicidally depressed (that was the gist of it anyway, I do not recall

the specific term they used). This is of course outrageous to say the

least I had never considered suicide, and still have not done so. The

professionals I was seeing then never really tried to figure me out,

just tried to make me fit their theories. That is the experiences I am

still having. How can I tell them what my problems are and what I

expect from them without them immediately trying to prove me wrong?

The only reason I have even considered going to a psychologist is that

my boss and room mates tell me I need to.

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[Guest guest]

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> You will probably have to educate your psychologist about autism,

since it's a new entry in the most recent DSM. Prior to the new DSM a

lot of us were diagnosed with schitzophrenia, various personality

disorders, mental retardation, etc. So I suggest you find a therapist

who is knowledgable about autism, and/or is willing to learn more.

I am not sure how to go about educating some one who doesn't listen to

me. Of course, I am not sure if they aren't actually listening or if it

is just that I am very suspicious of anyone in the field because of my

past experience.

[Guest guest]

If they're not listening to you they're not doing their job. That's like a taxi

driver not driving or a plumber not fixing the pipes. Sometimes they do better

with reading material, however. I gave my shrink the wikipedia article on

asperger's and next time we met he agreed I had it.

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>

> You will probably have to educate your psychologist about autism,

since it's a new entry in the most recent DSM. Prior to the new DSM a

lot of us were diagnosed with schitzophrenia, various personality

disorders, mental retardation, etc. So I suggest you find a therapist

who is knowledgable about autism, and/or is willing to learn more.

I am not sure how to go about educating some one who doesn't listen to

me. Of course, I am not sure if they aren't actually listening or if it

is just that I am very suspicious of anyone in the field because of my

past experience.

PASS IT ON!

Visit http://www.thehungersite.com to give food to the hungry with just

a click -- every day and at no cost to you.

HOW IT WORKS

When you click the " Give Free Food " button (once a day per person) at

http://www.thehungersite.com, this simple action gives over a cup of

fortified food to a hungry person.

It costs you nothing. Funding is paid by site sponsors and food is

distributed by two leading nonprofit hunger relief organizations: Mercy

Corps and America's Second Harvest. (A valid site -- I checked it out -- JP)

As Margaret Mead said, " Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed

citizens can change the world: Indeed it's the only thing that ever has. "

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