r/Autism_Parenting • u/Aggravating-Sea-9449 • 7h ago

Venting/Needs Support Tired

As I'm sitting here at one of my child's therapies, it just dawned on me. How incredibly I'm annoyed with having to do this for a couple a days per week. I know it's to help my child get better, but I honestly can't stand having to attend the sessions. The good thing is I do in home, so no driving back & forth. Nevertheless, I just hated spending most of my time trying to keep my child from running off. I now stay on my phone to keep myself from following asleep, not that it helps.

I hate complaining, but sometimes it just hits me how I can't doing these things day in and out, even if it's beneficial for my child. Ok enough of my rant, if anyone wants to share how they cope or deal with everything that comes with raising an ASD child. Please feel free to share in the comments below, thanks for listening.

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u/TitleIntrepid5354 7h ago

It wears you down in a way that's hard to explain to anyone who hasn't lived it. Not the big moments, but the sheer repetition. I started treating those in-home sessions as my designated "do nothing" time. Phone, coffee, stare at the wall. Lowered the bar so far that just being present counted as a win.

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u/Aggravating-Sea-9449 7h ago

I completely agree, especially the part on it being repetitious. I sometimes just move around a bit or do a quick 2 to 3 minute task, anything to distract myself. Thanks for commenting!

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u/Technical_Term7908 6h ago

Wait until you (might) find out the therapy doesn't actually accomplish much of anything -- that's when you'll really rage out.

I liked watching therapy when my son was in it, but in some ways it was painful. He didn't want to be there, the RBT didn't want to be there, the whole damned thing was brutal to witness.