While generally I agree, I'd strongly suggest those who are, or suspect they are, on 'the spectrum' to do some research first. There's some evidence that 'classic' CBT can actually be counter-productive in that case (sorry I can't find the study/studies I read on this).
Personally, CBT was vaguely helpful when I underwent it under active supervision (weekly therapy sessions). But no more helpful than the regular meditation I'd managed off and on in the years before that.
But left to my own devices, I feel CBT only left me more anxious and confused than before, because while it makes the connection with my body and emotional state stronger, it leaves me all the more baffled about how to deal with it. Which increases my anxiety and leaves me worse off than before.
I'm not saying this is always the case, but I do urge those on the spectrum to make sure that their therapist is properly trained to deal with the sometimes subtle but significant differences between the 'average' client and the 'atypical' one. Mine wasn't, and it's left me feeling worse than before I went through the mental health wringer.
Personally, CBT was vaguely helpful when I underwent it under active supervision (weekly therapy sessions). But no more helpful than the regular meditation I'd managed off and on in the years before that.
But left to my own devices, I feel CBT only left me more anxious and confused than before, because while it makes the connection with my body and emotional state stronger, it leaves me all the more baffled about how to deal with it. Which increases my anxiety and leaves me worse off than before.
I'm not saying this is always the case, but I do urge those on the spectrum to make sure that their therapist is properly trained to deal with the sometimes subtle but significant differences between the 'average' client and the 'atypical' one. Mine wasn't, and it's left me feeling worse than before I went through the mental health wringer.