Yes, I know--mostly just looking at the overall question that's the thread title. But I imagine they do start to sort of internally roll their eyes at clients presenting with certain generic issues.

With my T, yes, I have some parenting issues (among other things), which are likely sort of standard fare, but they're also with a special needs child (autism, plus ADHD and recently diagnosed intellectual disability), so more challenges than the usual "my 11-year-old won't listen to me!". He seems especially interested in that area of my life and is particularly empathetic when I talk about stuff with my D.

I'm not sure if it's potentially due to relating. When I first started seeing him, my ex-T said, "Oh, he also has a kid on the spectrum!" (he used to work in the same practice as her). After a few months, I told him that, and he was (rightly!) bothered that she'd told me that and said how that would have been 7 years ago, so it might not be accurate now. But wouldn't give more info, trying to protect his son's privacy and also not wanting it to interfere with my therapy. Then there was his wife posting in a local Facebook group for kids with special needs (which I told him about, and she left the group)--note that I was in the group before I started seeing him and had no idea she was a member. Some things he's said and ways he's reacted (occasional tears) have led me to believe he has personal experience with some sort of special needs (not necessarily autism) in his son. So that could be part of why he's particularly interested and empathetic with that area?

But I try not to question it too much--it may just be that he's a fellow parent and is empathetic to kid issues due to that or simply that he's interested in it as a psychologist (he does treat some teens/young adults with autism, he's said).