Published on 12, July, 2020
I really wanna connect with some other autistic people on here who also have autistic children.
It seems like most people on this forum are either here for their own autism or their kids autism. There doesnt seem to be many with both
I am autistic and so is my son. Sometimes its great because I can understand him and communicate with him in a way no one else in the family can and we have that amazing connection.
And yet at other times its almost impossible for me because when I need my space or quiet time is when he's at his most intense and demanding or when he's having meltdowns and I have to push through my own crash and sensory overload to be there for him. Its really tough sometimes
Just want to connect with some other autistic parents in my position for a bit of support
Both myself and my son are autistic (Asperger’s). I understand exactly what you mean. My son is now an adult but I’ve never needed an explanation of his “strange behaviours” or why he says some things or reacts to others. I know how he feels. I am, as yet, undiagnosed but when my son came along, everything I’d never understood about myself just slotted into place and past events that had baffled me became clear and continue to do so by accompanying my son on his Asperger journey.