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Autistic Ang's avatar

I'm not a parent, but I wanted to say thank you for writing this. I've never read a post this detailed about what it's like to be an autistic parent/carer, and you illustrated it quite wonderfully. I've always wondered about this. You sound like an excellent mother, and your kids are so incredibly lucky.

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Bel Simmons's avatar

Hey there. Just wanted to witness and tell you I see you. I'm autistic, in perimenopause, homeschooling two autistic kiddies, solo parenting, and just started experiencing catatonia deterioration. I'm in California so I got some short term disability thankfully, but I know I'm going to have to go back to work at some point and I don't know how. I can't even vacuum a room right now without being down the rest of the day (and this is on meds). I just barely started being able to read and write again - brain fog is no joke. My heart goes out to you.

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