Aspiehelp Consulting
Aspiehelp provides a peer support and consulting service for for anyone living with Aspergers/Autism/ASDs, and anyone who is family/whanau of an autistic person.

Aspiehelp consultants:

• Can be simply someone to talk with, who really understands Asperger's / ASD and how it affects people's lives.
• Can help talk through problems with school, employment, WINZ, relationships, and family.
• Can offer life advice for the 'big problems' and give options with clear instructions for the small ones.
• Can refer you for a diagnostic assessment, in order to get a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Condition (if appropriate, as determined by a psychiatrist/ clinical psychologist).
• Will respect your privacy and your personal information.
• Practise under supervision.
• Aspies are very direct, inclined to be blunt and we don't expect you to guess what we are trying to elicit from you.
• Some recognised therapies, for example, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), tend not to work with Aspies. Some people do find CBT useful to a certain extent. 
• We can do an initial assessment, but the definitive result is found by a Diagnostic assessment.  
• Our service is tailored to adult 'aspies' pre and post diagnosis.

First time sessions take roughly 90 minutes, with follow ups averaging around 60 minutes.

Please see our list of fees for session costs. If payment is an issue, please speak to us.