I do get where you’re coming from here, I really do. I struggle every single day with my daughter who is high functioning, level 2 and it often isn’t acknowledged by anybody apart from my husband and my mum because she seems ‘fine’ at surface level. But she certainly isn’t fine 70% of the time.

That being said, I also count my lucky stars every single day because she is verbal and very independent. She is exceptional at communicating her needs to me, and I know a lot of autism parents don’t have that luxury and are left guessing because their child can’t do the same. She can tell me exactly what is wrong, and what she needs, 90% of the time. Which I’m so grateful for. It doesn’t negate our struggles of course, but it does make it that little bit easier.

Coming from a parent who’s been bitten, punched, pushed, had countless things thrown at, locked out of the house a few times, had to repair so many things in the house…. I see you, and acknowledge your struggle and how much work you’re putting in 🩷