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Sehnsucht
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Is there at all a way to find out which psychs offer strategy over 'cure'?

Hi all!

My confusion of late has finally defragmented and I have a direct question that I want answered!

Is there ANY way to find out what any one psychiatrist or psychologist understands of any one neurodivergance, and the direction and values they hold in terms of therapies?  

I really do want to try again for building an appropriate support network. But at this stage in my life and with this many insulting dismissals and hurtful 'treatments', I am too tired and overhwhelmed to cope with facing another 45min session of leading questions and baseless assumptions. 

For a schizoaffective, or whatever I am. I don't care. They can relabel me again, I'm over the hurt of that from last time. But, so long as it has MEANING. Rather than a reason to handball me off or walk away.

How do you research before you're sat in front of someone that does not care to listen? Is there any professonal that reads prior history, ever? How do you find out?

Thanks.

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Re: Is there at all a way to find out which psychs offer strategy over 'cure'?

How I am feeling right now:

"When I found radical autistic activists, I felt more at home than I ever did among people who solely had my diagnoses, even though I’m not autistic."

http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/03/neurodiversity-101/

Re: Is there at all a way to find out which psychs offer strategy over 'cure'?

Hi @Sehnsucht
The RANZCP website has a listing of member psychiatrists. You can search by your suburb and the distance you're prepared to travel. There is a link for each doctor that allows you to access information about the areas of psychiatry in which they specialise. 🎶💕

Re: Is there at all a way to find out which psychs offer strategy over 'cure'?

Thank you! I can work from there.

Is it absurd that I want my partner to go first for me, to be canary down the mine? Has anyone had any experience of trying that? An advocate to suss out the vibes so as to protect me from being faced with yuck?

Re: Is there at all a way to find out which psychs offer strategy over 'cure'?

You'll pick up on the vibes in the first couple of sessions. If the doc isn't right for you there's plenty more in the sea.
Write out all the salient points of your history and let the doc read it. That will save you a lot of angst @Sehnsucht. 🎶💕
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