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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree. And we've tried two. I think they both just let him talk about what he wants to and don't discuss the elephant in the room. Has anyone gone through this and has steps to help make this transition successful for him? Therapists to recommend? Things to do at home? A lot of therapists don't know how to deal well with autistic kids much less gay autistic kids.[/quote]

There are therapists who specialize in this; my cousin did. He was gay himself and many of his clients came to him with struggles relating to their sexuality and identity, coming out, etc. Of course, this was back when it was especially hard to talk about these things, but it might be worthwhile finding someone who understands.[/quote]

Does anyone know what kind of therapists specialize in this?[/quote]

You can Google or do a search on psychology today. My cousin was a social worker. Someone recently mentioned in smother thread that they went to a couples counselor in dc who specialized in this but I have zero idea if he is any good. Let me look…[/quote]

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