how people on the spectrum cope with being parents???

please, anyone, share your experiences!  I found  the whole marriage thing exhausting enough,  but since I had 2 kids - life became IMPOSSIBLE...  I never even wanted kids...and still don't... 

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  • Hi again.  I've thought about your position, which I think will ultimately become untenable - something's got to give, right?  From what you say, your husband is a person with strong beliefs which don't appear to be open to modification.  He appears to control your life, day in, day out and it's making you ill.  It's so difficult knowing what to suggest ; your autism makes what to do next even more difficult than it would be for a non-autistic person.  I'm sure no poster on here would want to give you advice that made your situation worse.  If you weren't autistic, I'd suggest you contacted an organisation such as Women's Aid for help.  I'm not very knowledgeable about them, have no idea how autism-aware they are, but they are there to help women who are suffering.  Whether this is a good idea or not, for you, I don't know.  I do know that you seem to have had your free will curtailed drastically.  Your personality and needs denied.  Maybe the Mods on this site can investigate other avenues for you ?

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  • Hi again.  I've thought about your position, which I think will ultimately become untenable - something's got to give, right?  From what you say, your husband is a person with strong beliefs which don't appear to be open to modification.  He appears to control your life, day in, day out and it's making you ill.  It's so difficult knowing what to suggest ; your autism makes what to do next even more difficult than it would be for a non-autistic person.  I'm sure no poster on here would want to give you advice that made your situation worse.  If you weren't autistic, I'd suggest you contacted an organisation such as Women's Aid for help.  I'm not very knowledgeable about them, have no idea how autism-aware they are, but they are there to help women who are suffering.  Whether this is a good idea or not, for you, I don't know.  I do know that you seem to have had your free will curtailed drastically.  Your personality and needs denied.  Maybe the Mods on this site can investigate other avenues for you ?

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