Being a parent

I'm undiagnosed but sure I fit somewhere around the Aspergers part of the spectrum. I am the parent of a 6 year old girl... and find parenthood damned difficult at times! I know many neurotypical parents would say the same, but I particularly find myself having difficulty with "finding my own space" around an often demanding 6 year old! My partner tells me I need to find ways of "doing my own thing" around our daughter, but we don't have a big house, I spend most of my non-work time at home... and sometimes just being around my daughter and her mother for more than short periods of time feels very claustrophobic... which then makes me feel guilty! I know I take the stress this causes out on them at times, which isn't fair on them and not good for me...

Can anyone out there relate to and advise on this?

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  • Thanks, recombinant!

    Thinking about this later in the day, I feel now that ideally I would have not risen to my daughter's pedanticism, let it wash over me, but remained firm and consistent about the getting dressed etc. Hard, though, to not rise to pedanticism when my own pedanticism urges me to! Much potential for spiralling there.

    Will continue to work on this!

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  • Thanks, recombinant!

    Thinking about this later in the day, I feel now that ideally I would have not risen to my daughter's pedanticism, let it wash over me, but remained firm and consistent about the getting dressed etc. Hard, though, to not rise to pedanticism when my own pedanticism urges me to! Much potential for spiralling there.

    Will continue to work on this!

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