Parents’ thoughts on having a child with autism at home

Parents’ experiences with children with autism

Nowadays, there are more and more children with autism spectrum disorder, which brings a heavy blow to a family. Let me tell you how our children got through this journey.

On December 23, 2020, my baby was 4 years old. He was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in the hospital. The hospital’s diagnosis drove me crazy as a mother. I searched for information on the Internet and saw that older children Children, who cannot take care of themselves in many aspects of life, are seen as crazy or insane in the eyes of others. I wonder if my future children will be like this? Then I might as well take him to die. Really, I thought about taking him to death countless times, but in the end I didn't have the courage because I have a 10-year-old sister who is a lively, cute, and caring little cotton-padded jacket. I have been in a low mood for two months and it is time to start intervening with my child. I would like to say the following points to prevent new parents from taking detours:

1. Find a good agency and start intervening with your child immediately. How do you choose an institution, one that allows you to attend classes, and one that is patient with special children like us?

2. Parents should start learning immediately. I quit my job to take care of my children full time. Now there are many institutions to teach parents step by step how to teach children like us. We need to learn ABA desktop teaching, games, etc.

3. Parents should adjust their mentality during the learning process and not beat or scold their children. In fact, looking back now, my child is 5 and a half years old. It has been more than a year since the intervention. The child is the most difficult. He really couldn't cooperate. He didn't understand it at first, which really made things difficult for him.

4. Don’t compare, just slow down and grow with him, but his flowering period is longer.

That’s all for today. Children with spectrum disorders are still children. Use the gentlest way to slowly care for them as they grow up