Real Life Parenting Struggles in a Nuerodiverse Family
The time is 2016. I was undiagnosed at that point with my autistic daughter recently turning 15 and my neurotypical daughter the tender age of 3. Does any of this sound familiar? “No,” my 3 year old replies defiantly, her arms crossed and a scowl on her face. She replies, mind you, from the designated break corner in the living room- free from distractions or toys. At one point, there was tidy stack of books in this corner. But she’s long since thrown those to another area of the living room. One or two of them have even landed near the original pile of toys that lead to this whole situation in the first place. One simple request, “Can you clean up your toys?” And…
