 | My heart goes out to you. I know how frustrated you must be. I raised three children, two of them (boys) profoundly autistic. I remember a period of time (about 3 months) when my older son would wake up every night and smear his bowel movements over everything in his bedroom. The first thing I had to do every morning was clean it from top to bottom, including his bed and the carpets. It took about three hours. There were many difficult things, including my boys' self destructive behavior and total lack of communication. At times I envied people on death row. I was sure they had a better life than I did. Just when it seemed things couldn't get any worse, my husband left me for a man. My children were 5, 3, and 2-months old.
All I can tell you in the way of comfort is--things really DO get better. Especially if your child is in the right special ed program. My boys are adults now, and although the youngest still wears diapers, I can see a great deal of improvement through the years, though it was so gradual I hardly noticed it at the time.
God bless you. Let your love for your son guide you. And take time for yourself now and then. You have the most difficult job there is, and your son is lucky to have you to help him. You will get through it, and you will do a good job. |
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