Please explain to me how, if I don't know I'm autistic, that a counsellor, by asking me questions, etc. is going to make me realize I'm autistic.

I have never gone to a therapist because I want/need to change. i go there because I want some answers. If they cannot answer me, there is no point in my going.

All the years I went, I simply wanted to know why I was struggling. Asking me to endlessly repeat situations, etc. which I have thought about a gazillion times isn't suddenly going to make me think of an an answer.

I am more than capable of figuring out a solution on my own. I don't need a therapist to help me do that.

I am constantly amazed at counsellors who say to me, "You're very aware - we don't normally get that.'

There is absolutely nothing wrong with my character. I live an ethical life. I work at earning a living. I'm a decent person. I don't lie or cheat. Why on earth would I want to change?

Just the fact that you seem to think that someone would come to you in order to change or because they're stuck explains why I have such issues.

I go there in order to find out answers that I can't figure out. By the time I decide to consult someone, I've generally read at least a dozen books and thought about it for a long time. I've always done a lot of exploration and research.

I'm also brutally honest with myself. I always have been. The number of counsellors who, because they have been educated to believe that people always protect themselves or hide things is irritating. There are actually people out there that are brutally honest with themselves.

Also, the endless phrases like 'Thank you for sharing that with me - I know that was hard' speaks of a complete lack of insight by the counsellor.

I've never had any problem at all with revealing my inner thoughts. Again, I'm brutally honest. I have no secrets. There is nothing I hide. I don't see the point.

Surely the job of a therapist is simply to answer the question I'm asking?