EightEyedCryptid t1_iu2yd01 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:01 AM

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Can you speak at all about how CBT does not seem to work for a lot of neurodivergent people? This is something I have anecdotally experienced and I think it could be significant.

Bewileycoyote t1_iu4stxu wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:33 PM

Hi, I work with CBT and folks who are neurodivergent. Lots of folks need more than ‘just CBT’. Even within CBT, a focus beyond thought changing can be helpful. It is Cognitive behavioral therapy. Some folks do better with an approach from behavior— doing over thinking.