Mental illness as an autistic child.

This thread hits real close to home for me. I’m the dad of two autistic boys. My oldest is 10 and my youngest is 8. My oldest is moderate to severe and the youngest is non-verbal severe. I identity with the heartbreak mentioned above. The high hopes that you have early on that come smashing down. I’m still coming to grips that they both will probably never live on their own or have the typical kind of life I think that we all hope for our children. I’ve spent so so many sleepless nights stressing about what their lives in the future will be like….especially when I’m no longer here to protect them and help guide their futures. It has devastated me and my wife’s own lives. Its tough to open up about this. But I think it helps to get it out. I love my boys more than anything in this world.

I know how extremely lucky my children are to have good support in their drs and at school out here in CA, but ever since covid we have not been able to find an ABA company to help with their therapy. It seems like all the therapist just disappeared.

Thanks for letting me vent too.