i can 't handle my autistic child anymore

People like you should be shamed mostly. I know living with an autistic child is hard sometimes- if its hard all the time- to the extremes it is with you and your family its past time for help. Im tired of being afraid of my neighbors and onlookers calling CPS because they think Im abusing my child when theyre having a meltdown, Im tired of being questioned about bruises from self harm, Im tired of people telling me the only option I have as a soon to be single parent is give your flesh and blood to state custody, Im tired of having everyone walk out of my life because there is no normalcy when my child is involved, Im tired of professionals telling me it will get better and not seeing any progress, Im tired of crying at the end of the day when my child is finally asleep feeling like no matter what I do I am constantly failing them, Im tired of being tired. Were not your pets, were people, and we deserve privacy. Even people who are just looking for a sentimental video, but dont have one autistic in their lives themselves. . But my son cannot read nor understand offensive opinion pieces like this nor the supportive great article! offensive comments that belittle his autism as something not real, something that exists only because I want something to complain about. Consistency makes it clear that you mean what you say. Special interests can help build confidence and expertise. 3. His inability to hold a conversation, to flirt with girls his age, to be a peer rather than a child to girls he has crushes on, to his cousins his age it is heartbreaking. Even if I tired too there is not enough time to plan lesson for every child like that, and some days after having a child have a melt down and everything else you had to do after teaching all day without a break you dont have the mental enegery left to spend hour to spend thinking of how Jonny would do better if I could link this concept to his interests in sea life. There should be separate terms for such extreme ends of the spectrum. She makes it SO MUCH HARDER for the world to accept my kids as they are. I can't handle my Autistic 4 year old anymore I feel like a horrible mother . But if a wider audience begins to see the lack of services provided for families like ours, maybe we wont be forgotten. It was about you taking your child to see Elmo. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Handle-an-Autistic-Child%27s-Behavior-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Handle-an-Autistic-Child%27s-Behavior-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Handle-an-Autistic-Child%27s-Behavior-Step-1.jpg\/aid4929972-v4-728px-Handle-an-Autistic-Child%27s-Behavior-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"