That makes another 3 cocks on my ignore list
Sadly, as you've said, many NHS shrinks have limited knowledge on ASDs. You seem to have landed a particularly clueless fuckwit - she obviously fixated on depression being the route problem, as opposed to being resultant from being somewhere on the autistic spectrum.

I've worked with several children with ASDs - over the last few years it has become my passion to learn all I can about autism and related communication disorders.

There are adequate support systems/agencies for children, but the same is not true for adults. It really depends on whereabouts in the country you live as to what's available.

You have my utmost respect and admiration for writing such a candid post.

*big supportive clicks*

Take care you.

xxx


*EDIT* Regarding the three deplorable responses above (which I can no longer see having clicked "ignore").....

If "sympathy" is in the dictionary somewhere between "shit" & "syphilis", then in the Nasty Sorts' dictionary I'm guessing "empathy" must be somewhere between "elephant's cock" and "emphysema."
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Mon 30 Jun 2008, 21:01, Reply)