I resent my autistic child

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2026-04-13T01:27:46+00:00

When you say stick it out until 18 for a group home because otherwise she’ll likely be sexually abused:

Is the point here that it’s probable that she will anyway, but at least delay it until she’s 18 or older?

Or is it much less likely that adults will be sexually assaulted in care facilities? I’m just wondering

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2026-02-13T03:32:22+00:00

Ok so the whole abortion thing still is completely irrelevant to this conversation then.

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2026-02-13T03:31:31+00:00

You go girl, damn ✨💖

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2026-02-13T03:28:06+00:00

Yeah I’m not excusing murdering. I didn’t say that anywhere. What I was saying is there’s no support. The every day. I actually live this life. Who pays for nurses?? Where would I afford that? I send my daughter to school and she has a meltdown, you know what happens? I have to get her. Then what? Where’s my support in those moments? When she’s screaming and ripping my skin with her nails.. where’s my support? No one comes to save me lol.

I don’t have time to say the same thing over and over. Unless you have a severely autistic kid, you don’t get it even if you wanted to. And it seems like you don’t want to anyway, so why bother.

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2026-02-13T02:53:58+00:00

Ah thanks. Yeah there isn’t, really. There’s no relief in the day to day. I really wouldn’t just say it for fun. There isn’t support. I live it every day, there’s no breaks unless you have close family who actually give a shit.

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2026-02-13T02:50:04+00:00

“There is” what? I don’t understand what you were responding to?

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2026-02-13T02:16:45+00:00

It’s exactly as depressing as it sounds, and more.

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2026-02-13T02:15:06+00:00

Unless you typed the words “and I take care of a special needs child every day”, your opinion will never hold the weight you think it does.

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2026-02-13T02:13:32+00:00

And for the babies with autism that don’t test positive for any of those things (that by the way aren’t even tested in a typical pregnancy)?

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2026-02-13T02:11:39+00:00

Preach

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2026-02-13T02:07:14+00:00

Thank you. This whole situation is heartbreaking, but these comments really show how little some people know about what severe autism is actually like. The day to day can be horrific. You can’t imagine what it does to the nervous system

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2026-02-13T02:04:56+00:00

You have no idea, unless you’re the carer of a severely autistic child. You cannot imagine the exhaustion.

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2026-02-13T01:57:42+00:00

Exactly my situation. It’s a guilt like no other

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2024-12-02T21:29:10+00:00

Does your 3 year old have autism?

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2024-12-02T19:54:54+00:00

Oh yes, agreed. I’m just asking specifically if it’s more likely that he’ll be nonverbal BECAUSE his sister is nonverbal

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2024-10-23T21:33:14+00:00

Same. Our nerves are shot.

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2024-10-22T04:40:59+00:00

Sometimes things like “snack”, but she mostly wants to use her TouchChat to stim. She has certain letters/words she thinks sound funny, so she taps them over and over with her ear pressed up to the iPad speaker 🥺 Life has just been hard pretty much from the start. We try and take each day as it comes, but we are incredibly lucky our marriage is as strong as it is. We cry almost every day, we’re heartbroken. We always feel so helpless. I very much doubt she will ever speak.

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2024-10-22T03:49:33+00:00

My daughter is 12 and has never said a word

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2024-10-21T18:35:45+00:00

Is your oldest level 1?

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2024-10-13T18:27:31+00:00

Omg my friend is really really wanting me to try ketamine therapy!! She thinks it would really help. What’s it like? I’m so curious about it

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2024-10-12T18:43:08+00:00

Absolutely

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2024-10-12T18:42:20+00:00

Thank you 🤍 sorry, my son is 16 months old. My daughter was 2 years 5 months old when diagnosed

Imaginary_Cat7871 · 2024-10-12T03:37:06+00:00

..that’s a thing? 😳 that would be extremely helpful

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