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Dysfunctional family!

NAS62449

Hi

does anyone have more than 1 child with ASD?

i have 2 boys close in ages. 1 has a diagnosis, 1 does not but I am sure he has it too.

i know all siblings fight but they are at each other’s throats constantly.

we cannot have any family outing without shouting, arguing. Even physical fighting.

it makes life so hard and unless we all split up as a family it’s hard to have a nice time.

i can’t help comparing to friends families and how chilled out life seems in comparison. 

this then leads me to think is this my parenting? Am I to blame?!

then I think we’ll their kids don’t have SEN.

can anyone relate?!

thanks Smiley

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  • Hmmm... you could pick tour favourite one and sell the other to the zoo or circus? I jest... me and my brother used to be at each other’s throats a lot but as we got older we got along well - it’s something time and maturity will sort out. Unfortunately unless you are fortunate to have siblings that naturally fall into some kind of hierarchy - they will always vie for position - not wanting to be seen as weakest etc. Equally you can’t force them to ‘like’ one another - so it’s a bit of a tough situation.  

  • in reply to Anthony

    Yeah - they eventually grow out of it - my brother was my best man when I got married.

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