Can therapy help?

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I was wondering if therapy and sometimes help some people who have aspergers? My ex is extremely insecure of himself and lets his insecurities get in the way of him having healthy relationships with people. Along with his inability to see things from other people's point of view and to empathesize. I'm just wondering can like therapy (CBT) help? Or is this the way some people with aspergers just are

I doubt that therapy will help him improve his ability to empathize or see others' point of view.
Depending on your viewpoint, these mental functions are either broken or different--it is what is is.

What will help is to recognize that he is different, and work with that, rather than trying to change him.

I heard CBT does not work too well with Aspies & other types of therapy work better like ACT & DBT. Each Aspie is different thou. What's really important is that the therapist understands Aspiergers & does not have unrealistic expectations.

I think anyone can change if they work on it. I refuse to believe anyone can't. I think saying "this is the way someone is" is a cop out.

My school counselor who thought my parents were wasting their money with me on a therapist, my mom fired him because he didn't have any faith in me I can get better.

Therapy helped me to consider others feeling although not necessarily empathise. It taught me to sometimes put a concious effort into considering the other person.

It also help me accept what autism is and help me realise that people don't care as much as you think. I mean in the way that if you trip you think everyone will go home and tell their friends and family when realisticly they forget withing seconds.

It really depends on the person. Perhaps put the suggestion put there and let him decide if he wants to try it?

Sometimes, therapists will let their hair down, so to speak. They will try to be candid. Their religious and political biases to show.

When they are being formal or businesslike, I have never once heard anything I disagree with. It's generally good, sound, common sense.

Some patients are rather-oblivious, unformed lumps of clay, aimless and in need of guidance. They will be given tools, which will legitimately improve their life.

Others are set in their ways, knowingly do wrong, and will consider the discussion pedantic.

We're expecting the person in uniform, with all the certificates on the wall, to be a miracle worker. But, I think the client is doing most of the work, in diagnosing his own problems, and implementing the therapist's vision.

There was a joke about someone, who has to be taught how to shave, on joining the army. I am also reminded of my old tom cat, who used to adopt kittens, and teach them the way of the world. There's a broad spectrum of personalities. Some people literally don't have any opinions, will trust and believe anything you say.

Others are indomitable cynics.

Let's be fair.

What have you taken to heart, without being somewhat flexible.

If your opinions are fixed, the advice-giver is going to be irritating.

Whether or not people are being impartial, there's such a thing as personality conflicts.