Let me say this. First if I recall, Suzanne wanted the ASD diagnosis in order to receive some sort of disability which is offered in France. But Suzanne, I'd forgotten that France doesn't recognize Aspergers so maybe if it's disability you want or some sort of program that France offers, a PTSD diagnosis would fit that bill. Or maybe I've got it all wrong.
Second, is this thing about being "cured" by psychotherapy. This is kind of analogous to going to your primary care physician for something and then expecting to be cured once and for all and never need to go back. People grow and change and in therapy, people tend to make some progress and then plateau for awhile before they're ready to make more progress and more changes. If they were told , ok go out and work on the progress that you've made then come back when you're ready to make more changes, it would save folks a lot of money and grief. But in reality no one makes continuous progress no matter how smart or motivated they are. So here's the thing: you are going to grow and change emotionally and psychologically just like your body does physically. So this is why you may need to be in psychotherapy off and on throughout your years. This of course will apply more to some than others depending on the issues involved and the person's capacity for change. Not everyone has an unlimited capacity for change and when he/she reaches the max change at that point in time, they should be discharged from therapy and told to come back in the future when needed. (This does not apply to those who are psychotic: they will need to be in treatment as long as they are psychotic.) I hope I've explained this in a way that makes sense.
You see, first one's free.
