Daynnight,

My daughter teaches in high school special ed and I could not do it. However, hearing some of her experiences I get an idea of just how frickin hard it is to continue to take care of someone who is violent and unreasoning. I am so sorry you were hit and abused today by someone you are just trying to help get through life. That totally sucks and I hate that you have to go through that. That is NOT OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This may sound wrong but have you ever thought of taking some self-defense lessons of some kind??? Being a good parent to someone with autism doesn't mean you should have to be his punching bag!!!!!!!!! It is not ok that he hits you and hurts you so badly it is wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When a person lives with a long-term problem without solutions it wears them down and they can begin to adapt in ways that are not healthy. It sounds like somehow you need to find some way to not have to live in fear of physical battering. That is just wrong!

I wish I had a solution to offer, you definitely have my sympathy!

Leslie