Autism Therapy & Treatment for Autism

What is the best therapy for adults with autism?

Therapy is not meant to "cure" autism because there is nothing to cure. Rather, therapy is a place to provide you with a framework to better understand your difficulties and strengths and work on strategies to better cope with difficulties, and focus on your strengths.


After receiving an adult autism evaluation you may decide to work with a therapist who can help you better understand your feelings and help you cope with the new diagnosis. Your work can include:

  • Learning best ways to cope with intense sensory issues.

  • Skills to develop and deepen friendships and relationships.

  • Focusing on becoming more flexible to help combat rigidity tendencies.

  • Strategies to help with social or general anxiety.

  • Understanding communication and how to communicate more effectively.

  • Learning how to accept your differences and focusing on your strengths.

At the Thriving Wellness Center, we offer a comprehensive approach to support individuals with Autism. Our therapeutic interventions draw upon the principles of Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Neurodiversity affirming therapy, and other complementary modalities.

Autism Symptoms in Adults Checklist

If you are experiencing several of the symptoms outlined below you may benefit from an Autism Evaluation.

Common signs of autism in adults include:

  • Difficulty understanding what others are thinking or feeling

  • Getting anxious in social situations

  • Finding it hard to make friends or preferring to be on your own

  • Coming off as blunt, rude or not interested in others without meaning to

  • Being very sensitive to sounds or certain textures

  • Taking communication very literally (not understanding sarcasm, passive aggressiveness, humor, indirect cues)

  • Having the same routine and getting anxious with changes

Other signs include:

  • Avoiding or disliking eye contact

  • Having trouble saying how you feel

  • Noticing small details, patterns, smells or sounds that others do not

  • Having particular interests in certain subjects or activities

  • Planning things carefully before doing them

What Does Autism Look Like in Adults?

Gone are the days when people thought to be Autistic one must be interested in nonfiction, numbers, and engineering. Researchers have learned that autism looks differently in different people and there is no one image of what an “autistic person” looks like. There is considerable diversity in both strengths and difficulties. Some personality types include:

  • Fearful and avoidant

  • Overly dependent or clingy

  • Confident

  • Person who tends be alone

  • Sideline observer

  • Driven, high achiever

  • Perfectionist, rule-enforcer

For more information please visit What are Signs of Adult Autism, Signs of Autism: Checklist for Adults, Asperger’s vs Autism, What’s the Difference?

We can help.

We are Autism specialists in New York and New Jersey that provide treatment for Autism including Autism therapy in New Jersey, Autism therapy in New York.

If you are newly diagnosed with Autism or Aspergers Syndrome or interested in getting an Autism diagnosis New York, New Jersey or virtually, or getting Autism therapy please contact us to see how we can help you improve your life. 

 

“Before my friend recommended the Thriving Wellness Center, I had worked with a couple of therapists in New York trying to understand why I never could fit in with other people. Conversations have always been tough. Receiving an Autism Evaluation and diagnosis with Leila has helped me understand myself better. I wish I would have done this along time ago.”

— Email sent to TWC after Online Autism Evaluation