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Lonely parent

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Just wondering does any other parents or carers on there feels lonely. I got two on the spectrum, most days I just feel alone. 

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  • Hang in there. Over time, you will come realise that your children are not disabled, they are special, gifted and wonderful.

    I refuse to use the 'D' in ASD. I don't look at it as a Disorder because I have come to realise the Autism is simply a part of what defines my grandson. I embrace it, roll with it and celebrate the highs, the gifts he has. I accept the other stuff for what it is, work with it, develop strategies to deal with it.

    And when it all gets a bit much, and that 'lonely' feeling descends? I remind myself what a fantastic human being he is when he's 'on song' .... and why I love him to bits.

    I care not what other folk think. If they are ignorant, that's thier problem, not mine. I'm happy to educate them, if they are open to it, but I won't allow them to make me feel anything other than proud of my grandson.

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  • Hang in there. Over time, you will come realise that your children are not disabled, they are special, gifted and wonderful.

    I refuse to use the 'D' in ASD. I don't look at it as a Disorder because I have come to realise the Autism is simply a part of what defines my grandson. I embrace it, roll with it and celebrate the highs, the gifts he has. I accept the other stuff for what it is, work with it, develop strategies to deal with it.

    And when it all gets a bit much, and that 'lonely' feeling descends? I remind myself what a fantastic human being he is when he's 'on song' .... and why I love him to bits.

    I care not what other folk think. If they are ignorant, that's thier problem, not mine. I'm happy to educate them, if they are open to it, but I won't allow them to make me feel anything other than proud of my grandson.

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