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Originally Posted by justafriend306
You ARE worth it! give yourself the freedome to look after your own needs. And, it is okay to feel the struggle you are facing.
What kind of supports do you have?
- Find some support groups; not just those for parents with autistic youngsters, but a support group for 'care givers'
- are you able to have 'home care' services (not sure what that would be called there) come in and relieve you each week?
- are service dogs an option there? My friend has had one for several years for her daughter. It has benefited the entire family (this dog is also an 'alert' dog for her daughter's epilepsy and other medical conditions)
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Justafriend306,
Thank you for your helpful comments in this thread!
Yes, i have friends among the other mothers of autistic children, and when i accompany my son to ABA therapy i 2 hours off so if the other mothers are there, we went to a cafeteria and have a chat, talking about life in general, and other topics.We support each other and i really appreciate the time i spend there.
I cannot afford to pay about home care right now.
In our country,the autism care and attention to our kids is still not well developed yet.But it is a very long story to discuss.
We, the mothers of a special needs kid were trying to solve our problems by ourselves.
About service dogs, i will check this out if there is such an option.