how would an aspie therapist fair?

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O.o?

I don't know. I've forgotten what an aspie is.

How can a Lightbulb change another Lightbulb, if he doesn't want to change himself?

Maybe it's not so much a matter of changing a person, but rather developing coping skills to help deal with situations that we'd rather not have to experience. Hopefully a therapist with AS would have first-hand knowledge of all the pain and suffering we go through on a routine basis, and might have better insight and understanding than a non-AS therapist would.

I have a BA in Psyc but was afraid to pursue being a counselor for the following reasons(this is before I knew I had AS)

I over generalize.....if I have had an "issue" I tend to "think" everyone will feel the same way.I have difficulty "getting" that other people dont think and feel the same ,even though I do KNOW this intellectually.

I would have difficulty "lying" to a client....if they said they felt stupid and unattractive,I would have difficulty trying to convince them otherwise or have them do those stupid"affirmations",that I despised because I felt they were dishonest and the best policy is to view yourself realistically and learn to except that you are...whatever.

I liked when my counselors had a "look" of compassion when I was relaying my life history...I dont know if I could do that,have very limited facial expression(though Freudians would say that was good)

I am very uncomfortable with other peoples grief,I dont know what to say,I automatically want to "fix" the problem not deal with the feelings.

My sister often tells me about wanting to kill herself because of all the physical pain she feels,the poverty and her boredom....I dont want her to do it because I would miss her but If I was in her situation I would probably do it....cant tell that to a "client"...but I might think it.

If some rich spoiled egocentric person came and told me how "hard" their life was,I would have difficulty feeling "empathy" for their situation.If a sex offender or pedophile was seeking treatment and would have to suppress a desire to kill them.Not a very "professional attitude".

Some clients wear perfume or have high whiny voices,dont know how I could handle this.

I am not sure how many traits of AS are reflected in these examples but I think a fair amount.

I do think I might have some ability to "see through" bull#^^& and self delusions but how "gently" I allowed the individual to uncover them.....dont know.

I also have a tendency to interupt...not to good.

I'd be high on empathy but rubbish at problem solving.

i know of (meaning i have never acctually met) one aspie psychiatrist that does better then most NT psychs.... not a therapist but close enough.......

I thought most therapists / "students of human behaviour" were aspies.

They study human behaviour academically because that is the only way they can understand it. And they still get things wrong from time to time when they encounter a client that doesn't fit what they know. And if by some mischance they never studied aspergers - they may no nothing about that and have no idea they are aspie too. And they will try to squish their clients into a more common pathology. Like ADD, or schizophrenia. And being aspie themselves - they'll probably be really obstinate about it.

However the aspie therapists who specialise in Aspergers and understand themselves - are brilliant. They know everything needs to be explained step by step and they use all their own powers of observation to work out what those steps could be...

How about some stock quotes?

You don't have to lie, they seem to make the other person feel better, and they pass as witty and profound.

C:I'm ugly
AT:*Beauty is in the eye of the beholder




















*Meaning that beauty is subjective. And that it will be judged differenty depending on who's doing the looking.