Re: Chronic fatigue syndrome: Web therapy 'can help'

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Just a courtesy "thanks" and a comment to all...

The adolescent brain (basis of this research report article) is materially different than the adult brain. That's why brain scientists are happy to acknowledge the "in kind" difference between the thinking of the average adolescent to the thinking and problem-solving processes of individuals who've undergone the last major brain growth spurt, known to occur sometime between the very late teens and the mid-twenties, (using chronological age, NOT developmental stage age criteria). What this means is that approaches known to be effective for adolescents "may or may not" have equivalent efficacy with mature adults. Affective education -- the construct "beneath" cognitive behavioral approaches with adolescents and adults -- has materially different rates of success for those two groups when research probands of sufficient numbers as well as control groups, are considered. Reviews of the professional literature for cognitive behavioral approaches subject to scientific scrutiny and peer review do bear this out.

The only reason I mention this is that this is an adult relationships list, and while breakthroughs are helpful, even as enthusiastic a supporter of cognitive behavioral approaches for adolescents such as Winner are cautious when suggesting that approaches appropriate for use with adolescents will have the same outcomes when applied to mature adults.

N. Meyer

Not one to easily throw out the baby with the bathwater, but also one who knows the value of a good fluffy terry cloth towel compared to "drip drying."

Chronic fatigue syndrome: Web therapy 'can help'

For whoever finds this interesting:Chronic fatigue syndrome: Web therapy 'can help'http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17209795Anoush

[Guest guest]

Anoush, ,

Whilst I'm singularly ignorant about the potential benefits of

CBT myself, I found that BBC article interesting because I have an

adult aspie friend who has been troubled by chronic fatigue syndrome

since they suffered a series of relationship traumas many years ago.

This friend, although not a member of Aspires, is actually an admirer

of your work, , and we've exchanged our quite lengthy detailed

responses to your " Asperger's Syndrome Characteristics " , and used it

to compare the relative depths of our aspieness.

I plan to forward that BBC URL to my friend, and I wonder if I may have

your permission, , to forward your comments below on it at the

same time? I'm sure my friend would be appreciative of those

qualifying comments coming straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak.

As I say, this aspie friend is not a member of Aspires, so of course I

cannot forward your remarks without your express permission.

(AS dx came as a big surprise to me at age 67 in 2009)

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Subject: Re: Chronic fatigue syndrome: Web

therapy 'can help'

Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 11:41:12 -0800 (GMT-08:00)

From: rogernmeyer@...

Just a courtesy " thanks " and a comment to all...

The adolescent brain (basis of this research report article) is

materially different than the adult brain. That's why brain scientists

are happy to acknowledge the " in kind " difference between the thinking

of the average adolescent to the thinking and problem-solving processes

of individuals who've undergone the last major brain growth spurt, known

to occur sometime between the very late teens and the mid-twenties,

(using chronological age, NOT developmental stage age criteria). What

this means is that approaches known to be effective for adolescents " may

or may not " have equivalent efficacy with mature adults. Affective

education -- the construct " beneath " cognitive behavioral approaches

with adolescents and adults -- has materially different rates of success

for those two groups when research probands of sufficient numbers as

well as control groups, are considered. Reviews of the professional

literature for cognitive behavioral approaches subject to scientific

scrutiny and peer review do bear this out.

The only reason I mention this is that this is an adult relationships

list, and while breakthroughs are helpful, even as enthusiastic a

supporter of cognitive behavioral approaches for adolescents such as

Winner are cautious when suggesting that approaches

appropriate for use with adolescents will have the same outcomes when

applied to mature adults.

N. Meyer

Not one to easily throw out the baby with the bathwater, but also one

who knows the value of a good fluffy terry cloth towel compared to " drip

drying. "

Chronic fatigue syndrome: Web

therapy 'can help'

For whoever finds this interesting:

Chronic fatigue syndrome: Web therapy 'can help'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17209795

Anoush