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Hello I,ve been lingering for a while...thought i,d say hi

lukes mummy

Hi Im Kim and I have a five year old son who is autistic. He was diagnosed with mild to moderate. I have really good days and cope very well but sometimes its so hard. We have two older children so have done it all before. I think the hardest thing is being shouted at constantly and I feel like I cant be me anymore. I love him so much and I know I probably need to sort myself out. Im tired all the time , feel quite depressed and cant really talk to anyone about how im feeling. There is not alot of interaction as he spends a long time playing on his laptop. But he likes me with him so I dont get an awful lot done.I m going on, what do I sound like. 

Is this pretty normal ?

But besides all this miserable stuff ...hello everyone 

  • You are welcome.  Yes well worth sourcing out a local group. Where I live we have a place called SNAC which is a charity set up by the local parents who have children and young adults with Autism, ADHD, epilepsy etc. I'm going to see if I can do some voluntary work there. Its a place where the kids can chill out and the parents get a break for a couple of hours. We all need a break x

  • Thankyou again , yeah I think I need to find some groups, I recently did the early bird plus course and that helped. He has gone to school today so hopefully he will come out happy. Best wishes to you too x

  • I think we all have good and bad days. You should not blame yourself for having a bad day though.  I think the forum will prove to be usefull for you to vent your frustrations and also your good days.  A good idea is to join a local support group where you can chat to other parents and carers to share your stories and experiences.  I'm glad you are having a better day. Keep your chin up ok. Hope Luke is feeling ok today. My very best wishes to you both Smile

  • Thankyou for the replies , its good to look on forums like this as it really does feel like you are the only one going through this. I was having a bad day yesterday , It was my fault really , Luke should have gone on a school trip but the weather was horrid so I let him stay at home.....mistake...messed with his routine so he pretty much took it out on me . I can laugh now as Its just so normal really , he told me I d destroyed his life because I couldnt get something to work on his laptop..lol hes only 5. and the amount of times he tells me he hates me. but I know he doesnt mean it , its just so black and white for him sometimes. I love him with all my heart and wouldnt change him for the world Smile

  • sorry to hear you are finding things tough at the moment. It certainly helps talking to someone.

  • Hi and welcome.  Dont worry I am sure a lot of others feel just the same as you - I know I do, and I feel so mean when I have those thoughts and feelings - however its normal and natural, after all we have a lot of extra stuff to cope with and its a tough job being a parent to any child! Let alone one with special needs - however much we love them.

    I have two other children too and its hard to ensure they all get enough attention isnt it!

    Not sure if I have said anything especially helpful but I find that just knowing others understand and feel like you do can be of comfort.

    Take care, hope the good days outweigh the rubbish ones!