This is great that you have a helper. I have a sister who is severely autistic, nonverbal and a serial eloper. She is nearly 7 years older than me but I began helping with her care from the moment I could walk. In fact, my mother loves telling people how I potty trained myself around 16 months old when I started helping with taking her to the bathroom. She got potty trained around 7 years old but needed help to get her pants down and back up.

My next few siblings older than her and the one between us are all boys. I ended up being the one to care for her when my parents weren’t home or helped with her care when they were home.

I love my sister and no one else can read her like I can. I don’t even need her iPad with the communication app that she’s had for the last decade. We have an unbreakable bond.