"French Autistic Kids Mostly Get Psychotherapy"

The idea of treating autism as a mental illness is incredible. I somehow intuit that Bettelheim’s influence is at work in France where they still treat autism with psychotherapy. I don’t think much progress will be made though by emphasizing the wrong treatment. That being said, I did see a therapist when I was twelve, but she didn’t treat my autism. She helped me to accept myself with autism because I was getting so sad about my limitations. However, in no way could she have cured me of my neurological issues. Anyway, this is my insider’s point-of-view.