Developing self-therapy for Asperger's

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17 Sep 2009, 5:13 pm

I've been considering a path towards developing my own style of self-therapy for my Asperger's. I used to work as an ABA therapist for kids and young adults on the spectrum, so I have some knowledge of ABA in praxis. My therapist thinks that bibliotherapy is also appropriate. But I know that I need some sort of structure, the kind that ABA offers.

Do any of you have experience with developing ABA, PRT, CBT, etc. for self-therapy? I'm away from my girlfriend while in grad school (she was also an ABA therapist), so I can only get so much support there. I really think it's possible to develop an approach that borrows from others, it just has to be very well structured, have some clinical basis for thinking it will work, and be reasonably workable.

Any ideas or points in the right direction would be fantastic. Thanks!

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20 Sep 2009, 7:29 am

AlephOne wrote:

I didn't use ABA, I don't know what it is .

I studied basic psychology over the years by making it one of my special interests. (this was intentional)

I learned as much about my disorder as i could. I used what i could to fix myself as best as i could. I learned social skills but now i find i am a much happier person when i am myself and not trying to fit in.

I think you should look at what things you like about youreslf and what thigns you dont. Write down the things you dont like and figure out how to change them if possible. I think thats a good starting point.

Psychology is a great tool for fixing things you dont like about yourself.

Good luck!!

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25 Sep 2009, 2:37 pm

just-me wrote:

Psychology is a great tool for fixing things you dont like about yourself.

Good luck!!

i have tried but failed to find required information or details that might help me fix myself.
can u tell me about any helpful site where i can find enough on this that might work for aspies?

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25 Sep 2009, 6:10 pm

just-me wrote:

I didn't use ABA, I don't know what it is .

Well,

it could be, according to Google:

American Bicycle Association
American Beverage Association
American Bar Association
American Bankers Association
American Basketball Association
Association for Behavior Analysis
American Booksellers Association
American Birding Association
American Bus Association
American Burn Association
American Bass Anglers
American Business Awards
American Bandmasters Association
American Body Armor
American Board of Anesthesiology
American Breweriana Association
American Bantam Association

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26 Sep 2009, 2:22 am

southwestforests wrote:

just-me wrote:

I didn't use ABA, I don't know what it is .

Well,

It must be the
American Board of Anesthesiology.
Cause after my surgery i was so relaxed from the Anesthesia. :lol:

God i wish they would market that stuff for stress reduction!

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26 Sep 2009, 2:39 am

lostinparadise wrote:

just-me wrote:

Psychology is a great tool for fixing things you dont like about yourself.

Good luck!!

i have tried but failed to find required information or details that might help me fix myself.
can u tell me about any helpful site where i can find enough on this that might work for aspies?

Well if you list out some problems maybe i can give you some sites that directly answer your questions.

If you don't feel comfortable with doing that here are some general websites.

http://psychcentral.com/resources/

http://www.psywww.com/resource/selfhelp.htm

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