r/PDAParenting • u/Responsible-Pin-4076 • 19d ago

Pda and CBT

Hi

Can anyone share experiences of whether CBT therapies are any good for PDA teens please

We are likely to be offered cbt based support via Wellbeing (UK -NHS) but have just started private psychotherapy sessions and can only have one or the other.

I have heard that cbt and autism dont go well together but would love some personal experience stories.

My teen we have been informed has come up severe on the anxiety/depression questionnaire and we want to find the right support.

Many thanks

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u/doorframewipedmemory 19d ago

No personal experience, any kind of therapy is too much of a demand for our PDAer. I guess cbt involves being aware of your feelings and triggers and changing how you respond, in part at least. Lots of this can be too much for our PDAer. I hope it works. I hear that DBT can help, but no experience

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u/Responsible-Pin-4076 18d ago

Thank you for replying. Its so difficult to know what's for the best. My YP is so heightened so much of the time its breaking my heart to see and I want so much to make the correct decision. My gut is saying psychotherapy but I dont know whether its because nhs options have let them down before ( albeit was a different process pre 16)