My son is autistic. A lot of people seem to forget!
Especially as he has matured, they forget until something triggers him, and suddenly he pops off. Pushed too far, rushed, overstimulated, underfed, or picking up on the tension in the room.
Things can get explosive! 🧨
But that’s not the worst part for me.
By now, even if I can’t prevent a meltdown I can smell it coming. Afterward, I can figure out what went wrong pretty easily, even if I don’t get a do-over.
There’s never a question of being in his corner. It’s us against the problem.
The Worst Is When People I Care About React Badly
You can hear the record-scratch silence.
Pearl-clutching gasps.
Saucer eyes 👀 judging how I will respond …before I have time to catch my breath.
For my family’s privacy, I have to put this story behind the curtain…
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