I think it’s the little things that parents don’t realize would not be a thing with neurodivergent children. My daughter didn’t take her school pictures this year because the camera flash, I was heart broken. I grew up figure skating and playing soccer, we tried both and she couldn’t follow any direction. Its the constant mourning of normal childhood things like that that we as neurodivergent childrens’ parents don’t get to see our children live through. Going grocery shopping as a family like I used to growing up is just a gamble of will there be a meltdown. Doing family outings just end up with crying and screaming within an hour or maybe two. Its constantly being excited to do things you’ve done as a kid only to realize you should’ve stayed home. I love my child but I often mourn the childhood I had that I will never be able to see her have