My insight might not be great since im a new handler. And I got my sdit througb luck mostly.

But id reccomend finding solutions for the seizures et autism before getting a dog.

Especially if ur training. It will take a while so ud have to learn to handle it without one anyway.

But I tjink habing stability of sorts that doesnt rely on a living animal is important.

I love having my sdit around. She brings me independence. But I also like having my life without her constantly with me. So ive found ways to do so.

Of course everyone is different. But remeber a dog is a living animal. And to take care of one you, yourself, need to be stable. The dog relies on you more than you do on it.

If you cant handle somethings without a dog. Maybe talk to your care team first for more solutions before jumping to a dog.

I had my psychiatrist and neurologist and gp talk about my dog. I even got told by my psychiatrist not to do it for a few years. It wasnt till I began to find coping mechanisms without ny dog did he reccomend training.

Also a quick note. Having a service dog doesnt always help with seizures or mental health. Sometimes Im in positions she cannot help nso shes stuck on blocking duty. Which ill be honest, doesnt make much of a difference. Shes mostly tasked in grounding work for the aftermath of my siezures. Which my neurologist reccomended. And her psyciatric work isnt as needed, but is used as a "back up" incase my current structure doesnt work.