Have you been supported by your entourage (family, friends...)since you discover that your child is autistic?)

Poll Started July 08, 2008 by juliette dodane

 This discovery change completely a life. You can't ignore it, you must adapt yourself and your life to it. At this time you need much more support than you do usually. Sometimes people respond present and are always ready to help, but sometimes nobody's here anymore. What happened for you??  

Have you been supported by your entourage (family, friends...)since you discover that your child is autistic?)

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  • Kerry

    We did get a lot of , leave them with me for a week, I'll straighten them out from some relatives, but most have been supportive.  A few extended family members who are not around don't believe in the dx, period.

    43 months ago

  • Joanna

    I said a little I don't get much support but it is a challange to keep up with friends. My new friends who also have a child with Autism it is much easier becasue they understand.

    43 months ago

  • torie

    i get alot of the "all they need is a little disapline" most of my family and husbands family just dont except them its sad and for a long time i was very rebelling because of it but i came to realize how incredibly special my boys are and that they are the only ones missing out on them

    43 months ago

  • torie

    i get alot of the "all they need is a little disapline" most of my family and husbands family just dont except them its sad and for a long time i was very rebelling because of it but i came to realize how incredibly special my boys are and that they are the only ones missing out on them and

    43 months ago

  • torie

    i get alot of the "all they need is a little disapline" most of my family and husbands family just dont except them its sad and for a long time i was very rebelling because of it but i came to realize how incredibly special my boys are and that they are the only ones missing out on them and that

    43 months ago

  • torie

    i get alot of the "all they need is a little disapline" most of my family and husbands family just dont except them its sad and for a long time i was very rebelling because of it but i came to realize how incredibly special my boys are and that they are the only ones missing out on them and that is

    43 months ago

  • Lilly

    My parents have been great, as well as my sister. She worked with an Autistic boy years before Tristan was born, so she is extremely helpful. (sister is an RN now) My in-laws, not so much, they are older, and I don't think they get it. From them I get "oh, he'll grow out of it"

    My friends are amazing, One is a roommate and helps daily, one's husband has a low-functrioning Autistic brother, so tons of understanding and support from them(known her since high school), one is my teammate at work, she is always there for me, and I have a friend with CP that I have also known since high school who has helped me navigate through the system.

    42 months ago

  • Christina

    With overflowing hearts we have had so much support by our families and friends.  Blake's father actually has signed over his rights to the boys and that was because he always was in denile of the diagnosis and thought that I and the doctors where crazy.  So other than his family we have an enormous support system!

    42 months ago

  • Furious

    My family is supportive , my friends will listen to try to be sympathic but most of them still wont come over because they have little ones and 3 years ago my son used to hit little kids and babies. ( I think it was the crying that bothered him-sensory issues) Most of my friends still dont trust my oldest even though he doesnt hit little kids any more. Oh  well, I guess that is what I get for being honest about my kids.

    41 months ago

  • maria

    the few friends I have have been awesome. My family however thinks its all a bunch of nonsense. They all say if I just would just spank him, he would be fine. Nothing is wrong with him because he is smart. Surprisingly I am getting a lot of these ignorant responses from doctors as well. A mother knows when something is wrong with her child! I will not accept it as bad parenting on my behalf, I have other children that do not share any of these issues as my son. I have done nothing but love him and try to do what is best for him.

    40 months ago

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