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Autism & Constantly Being Challenged

Autism & Constantly Being Challenged

One of the most difficult things in parenting an autistic child (In my case 3) is their constant need to challenge you or ignore you. Autistic children are very much independent thinkers so regardless of what you suggest, order, request or ask of them - it will only be done if they feel they want to do what you say. Often this is very tiring because it surrounds the most mundane things in every day life like "Its time to bathe" And then you hear a scream or a shout back "No". Sometimes it will take 5-10 minutes to get them to do something they usually do everyday. If anyone will like to share their experiences with this please feel free to reply.

Challenged Constantly and Autism

Not a parent of any autistic children, but I have been to special places where I've seen these special children in action. I can imagine that is really frustrating for you. Just take one day at a time and place your focus on one child at a time so you don't carry over any stress you might have.