When our children have meltdowns that include aggression or self-injurious behavior, the stress our bodies experience is real. We need to recognize that and have a plan to help ourselves to recover.
How I Found Light in the Darkness
One night, around 2:00 a.m., I saw a Facebook post: “We’re having an awful night. Anyone else awake? Is it just us?” What followed was an endless stream of comments from mostly moms talking about being awake with ASD kids. Here was a space where we could be seen and understood, be heard and not critiqued, and could connect.