Ten Habits of Highly Successful Families
Raising a child is challenging, special needs or not. Throw in difficulties with sensory integration, executive functioning, and social thinking and those challenges can at times seem insurmountable. I remember there were days when I could hardly wait until Jacob went to sleep so I relax and collapse on the sofa. The end of the day just couldn't come soon enough. So is it any wonder that we as parents with children with autism forget that there is life beyond autism? We are under so much pressure to make sure things run smoothly at school, that all of the doctor and therapist appointments are kept current, and all of our bills are paid and not past due. So for Jacob, I considered being his caregiver as my part-time job. Besides being his mom, I was his personal assistant keeping his calendar, finding him competent service providers, setting up & facilitating play dates, and making sure everything was prepared for the next IEP. It's a lot ...