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Hey there,
My husband is seeing a therapist and he's been told by her to get an autism test.
I'll start by saying, I've been telling him to get an autism to for about 2 years... I work alongside some with the disorder and the traits shared are very similar...
Has anyone got any experience with offenders and autism and especially lying. My husband is almost a pathological liar. He hides booze when he's trying to steer clear of it and I've become so intune with it I always find it. He then sulks and feel ashamed and won't talk to me, tells me to go away. Which of course frustrates me because I constantly say ***, ING own up to it... Don't just sit there and play the victim.
BTW booze isn't the only thing he lies about. I'm going to keep ittering on to him that he needs to tell his therapist about his inability to tell the truth...
I'd like to know if it's a trait or my husband just doesn't like telling the truth...
My husband is seeing a therapist and he's been told by her to get an autism test.
I'll start by saying, I've been telling him to get an autism to for about 2 years... I work alongside some with the disorder and the traits shared are very similar...
Has anyone got any experience with offenders and autism and especially lying. My husband is almost a pathological liar. He hides booze when he's trying to steer clear of it and I've become so intune with it I always find it. He then sulks and feel ashamed and won't talk to me, tells me to go away. Which of course frustrates me because I constantly say ***, ING own up to it... Don't just sit there and play the victim.
BTW booze isn't the only thing he lies about. I'm going to keep ittering on to him that he needs to tell his therapist about his inability to tell the truth...
I'd like to know if it's a trait or my husband just doesn't like telling the truth...
Hey hunny,
Many women I speak to say that their parent has autistic traits.. As does mine. I've always joked about it and since all this.. He told me that he thinks he has. I spoke to my counsellor about it and she said that people who are autistic have an ability to compartmentalise things in their head. Also the safer living foundation I spoke to said many men with thir offence are autistic.
It may be worth asking the gp for a referral. I am sure it will all help with mitigation as well as help him to understand himself better. I think I will prompt my husband to again too xx
Many women I speak to say that their parent has autistic traits.. As does mine. I've always joked about it and since all this.. He told me that he thinks he has. I spoke to my counsellor about it and she said that people who are autistic have an ability to compartmentalise things in their head. Also the safer living foundation I spoke to said many men with thir offence are autistic.
It may be worth asking the gp for a referral. I am sure it will all help with mitigation as well as help him to understand himself better. I think I will prompt my husband to again too xx
I can't comment on autism and lying, and not everyone on the spectrum will have the same traits. However there definitely does seem to be quite a few men with autism traits who find themselves committing these offences.
My husband is working with an autism specialist within the probation service who is currently preparing a report to send to the GP to get a referral for a formal diagnosis. She has warned though that it could take up to 2 years for that to happen.
I would definitely try and get your husband to persue it, if for no other reason than it will help him to get appropriate other help and ensure allowances are made when they need to be made. Plus will probably also help you to understand him better. Just one joint session with the person my husband is seeing helped me to understand better some of the things that he does and why he can react the way he does to situations.
My husband is working with an autism specialist within the probation service who is currently preparing a report to send to the GP to get a referral for a formal diagnosis. She has warned though that it could take up to 2 years for that to happen.
I would definitely try and get your husband to persue it, if for no other reason than it will help him to get appropriate other help and ensure allowances are made when they need to be made. Plus will probably also help you to understand him better. Just one joint session with the person my husband is seeing helped me to understand better some of the things that he does and why he can react the way he does to situations.