I have 2 high functioning adopted children on the spectrum, who were nonverbal until almost 4. Part of being a parent is having hopes and dreams for your child. There is an intense desire to find a "fix". All sorts of professionals claim to know the fix, often giving false hope.
As a paremt of such a child, there is so much concern that o…
I have 2 high functioning adopted children on the spectrum, who were nonverbal until almost 4. Part of being a parent is having hopes and dreams for your child. There is an intense desire to find a "fix". All sorts of professionals claim to know the fix, often giving false hope.
As a paremt of such a child, there is so much concern that one is failing their child.
I am not opposed to parents providing all the help they can to such children, but the best thing I found to do was accepting them and stop hoping that they would be like "normal" kids. Accept their limitations and help them manage their lives.
And if things get better in some area eventually, be happy, even for the small successes.
I have 2 high functioning adopted children on the spectrum, who were nonverbal until almost 4. Part of being a parent is having hopes and dreams for your child. There is an intense desire to find a "fix". All sorts of professionals claim to know the fix, often giving false hope.
As a paremt of such a child, there is so much concern that one is failing their child.
I am not opposed to parents providing all the help they can to such children, but the best thing I found to do was accepting them and stop hoping that they would be like "normal" kids. Accept their limitations and help them manage their lives.
And if things get better in some area eventually, be happy, even for the small successes.