AUTISM

There are very many counselling approaches which can help in the treatment of people who are autistic. These approaches may include psychoanalytic approaches, cognitive and behavioural approaches and humanistic approaches. When autistic people are counselled in the right way, this makes it easier for them to respond positively, and thus being able to benefit positively.

The following are counselling approaches used to deal with autistic problems:

Psychoanalysis

This is a form of psychological approach which is used in order to aid people to combat behavioural and emotional problems (Kapur, 2011). This approach is therefore centred on the idea that people are not aware of the factors which determine their behaviours and emotions. This approach therefore determines how conscious factors which affect relationship between people and their partners. Psychoanalysis session takes a duration of 50 minutes, for a period of 5 times a week. During this session, the patient is allowed to lie either on the couch or on the bed, while the analyst sits behind the patient, thus observing the patients reactions. While the patient lies on the couch, she expresses her feelings verbally, thus allowing the analyst to be able to interpret his or her problems.

Hypnotherapy

            This approach utilizes hypnosis, which is a transformed state of consciousness. Hypnosis is consequently utilized for treatment of terminal conditions, and also for stopping specific habits (Kapur, 2011). In addition, it can also be employed in the reduction of anxieties, and to also ease symptoms related to autism.

Cognitive Therapy

            This therapy mainly deals with the thoughts and perceptions, and how these can lead to effects in feelings and behaviour of an individual. Through reconsidering the negative thoughts, a person can be able to learn more ways of thinking positively, thus changing their feelings and behaviours towards certain thoughts (Kapur, 2011).

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

            This approach combines both behavioural approaches and cognitive approaches. This therapy therefore focuses on an individual’s emotions, thoughts, actions and physical feelings, and it therefore provides a solutions as to how individual’s effects can have effects on other people (Kapur, 2011). This approach therefore allows people to be able to understand how deal and relate with one another.

 

 

References

Kapur, M. (2011). Counselling children with psychological problems. Delhi: Pearson.

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