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COMMON PROTECTORS IN AUTISTIC INTERNAL SYSTEMS
I’m an autistic psychotherapist. I have completed levels 1 and 2 IFS trainings. My level 1 was in 2020 with Osnat Arbel and Chris Burris; level 2 was in 2021 with Frank Anderson. In 2021 I also participated in a year long intensive training programme with Deb Dana (polyvagal theory in therapy). I then completed a 2 year training course in Interpersonal neuroscience and Inner Community work with Bonnie Badenoch via PCPSI (2022-24). I’ve also taken some live trainings with

Siana McGarvey
Oct 26, 202510 min read
Some thoughts about the Autistic internal system and therapy
The word “autism” was coined in 1912 by Paul Bleuler, a Swiss psychiatrist. “Auto” as a prefix comes from the Greek word “autos” which means “self, one's own, by oneself, of oneself.” “Ismos” as a suffix refers to state (ism). The “ic” in Autistic means “of / pertaining to”. So literally it means something like “pertaining to a state of selfhood”. The original notion was of "morbid self-absorption." A kinder definition I have heard over the years is that to be autistic is to

Siana McGarvey
Mar 27, 20257 min read
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