Yes this is a qualified therapist. She works for an organization that caters to young and old clients who have all kinds of disabilities; autism, downs syndrome, and many more. I know she told these things to my son because she has told them to me. I hold power of attorney for personal as well as property for my son. To me the prostitution thing is at the very least telling my child to break the law and more importantly she is putting him in danger. She can't have it both ways either he is very vulnerable and open to being revictimized or he isn't. For me I would think that a therapist should feed his words back to him. Example: "I think the police are following me." "Why are the police following you?" Because they think I did this. "Why would I do this when someone did this to me, I know what it is like to be hurt this way. (These are his acutual words) "What do you think the police would see if they were following you?" "I go grocery shopping, to the gym, and walk my dog." "Do you pick up after your dog?" "yes." "Then the police would see that you are a decent and caring citizen. This will be helpful for you because they will see you are not the bad person that has been painted." I think this type of conversation would be a much better way of helping deal with his stress than just telling him the police are following him. This therapist is not only a qualified therapist she supposedly specialized in sexual assualt on the disabled and apparently gets calls from other therapist on how to deal with these types of traumas. Am I wrong? Would the above scenario not be a more productive way of dealing with this stress? At this time I wold like to thank Mr. Kennard and Ms. Bruni for taking the time to respond to me. Between the lines I read compassion and kindness. Thank you. However just from what I've told you would you say paranoia or anxiety from stress? This is a empathetic human. He suggested to the doctors at the hospital to put a helmet on a boys head because he was afraid he would hurt himself banging his head on the wall. He knows right from wrong. When he is unsure of things he checks in with me. I'm not asking for a diagnoses just your first thougts with this limited knowledge.
Q: To answer some of the questions Jerry Kennard and Christina Bruni put forward
Hi Bri,
I understand that it is important for you to differentiate what is going on with your son.
My concern is that whether it's anxiety or paranoia, it's being possibly fueled by the therapist instead of helped.
You mock therapy session to me shows insight and compassion.
I believe that if your son is paranoid, it is born from his anxiety which could be a post-traumatic stressor.
So I want to assure you that, without sounding like a diagnosis, more weight could be given to the anxiety angle.
Lastly, just because someone is an expert doesn't mean he or she will always do the right thing. An unrelated example [yet you get the picture] is the radio host MD who promoted drug products to his listeners because he was paid to do so by drug companies. This is an extreme example, I know. What I'm trying to say is that when the practice [endorsing a prostitute] doesn't measure up to the shingle on the post [Expert, MD] there's something wrong with this picture.
Just to put iit iin context, I quit seeing a psychiatrist who was doing more harm than good, and I found a different one who is a true professional.
So I'm sorry to go back to this idea except I wouldn't be so swayed by somebody's credentials when their professional demeanor is questionable.
Lastly, I feel you want me to say it's anxiety. It is in huge measure anxiety.
Regards,
Christina
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