[Dashabout]

Hi there.

I am impressed you are going to baby groups, I struggled with those to be honest but they are fantastic for the children to mix with others.  I tended to go to soft play and musical themed groups so there was an activity and it wasn’t really about chatting to the other parents. I struggle with that at the best of times!

If people ask about your partner (first thought, nosy! but normalised at a baby group), just say you’re a single parent and try and leave it at that if you can. It’s no-one elses business. Being autistic leads to a great deal of vulnerability. You are not alone in having been abused by a partner, sadly it is very common.

All those other women will have their own issues, they are just putting on a brave face in public. No-one has a perfect life though, despite what social media and groups will try and imply.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by Dashabout.

[Dashabout]

Is this a new thing or has she always hated school? 13 is a really difficult age for girls as it’s when the hormones kick in but I would be questioning whether she is being bullied, or whether there is something else going on, for example an undiagnosed SEN?  Just a thought.

 

[Dashabout]

We did temporarily but it was the most horrible period of our split.  You are good to think you will carry on being his carer but will this really work in the long term? I wonder if he’ll have to find another carer/PA to be honest. Perhaps he needs an assessment for help through social care?

 

 

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