118. Support isn’t Optional, it is Essential

It isn't uncommon to feel like you are losing yourself in this
parenting journey and you find yourself feeling overwhelmed,
exhausted, frustrated, and alone, right? You might have even had
thoughts that you aren’t cut out for this autism parenting thing
and you constantly feel like you aren’t doing enough.
 Caring for a child on the spectrum takes a lot of time and
energy parenting isn’t easy and when you add in autism, it’s
usually next level.


Whether you have been here for a while with me or if you are
brand new to me, you will hear me say all the time that you
cannot travel this journey without support, honestly, it just
isn’t sustainable. You will need help learning how to manage your
feelings when faced with the challenges along this autism
parenting journey that I promise you, you will come upon.


Raising a child on the spectrum is difficult for the entire
family not to mention your extended family and friends who likely
aren’t going to understand it and they might not even agree with
it. You are going to need to learn how to manage your own
emotions and feelings when you come up against these unique
challenges. Find yourself a support network.  It can be so
easy when things are difficult along this journey for you to
isolate yourself, please don’t do that.  Don’t struggle to
manage it alone. Loneliness will only increase your feelings of
anxiety, depression, and isolation.


Your family and friends will likely respond in various ways and
they might find it difficult to support you or they might respond
in ways that actually aren’t very helpful.  I want you to
feel totally capable of handling anything that comes your way.
That is always my goal as I work with our moms. I help them to
become the mom they want to be and build a life of resilience
while embracing this unique parenting journey that we are on.


Maybe you are a single parent, and that brings with it, its own
set of unique challenges but you are not broken, your family is
not damaged and when you are willing to give up your story about
how much harder your life is than everyone else, you can stop
being so frustrated with your life and yourself. You will stop
doubting your parenting and instead have confidence in yourself
knowing that you are doing the best you can with what you know at
any time. If you don’t take care of yourself and your emotional
well-being along the way, you won’t be able to be the best parent
to your child that they need you to be.


If you want to learn strategies and tools that you can use to
improve your life along this autism parenting journey, becoming
Not Your Average Autism Mom is your answer.
 Is the educational journey overwhelming and confusing for
you?  Our member portal has an array of training and
resources with everything you need to know about Special
Education and you can join LIVE ZOOM calls with an Advocate to
get any of your specific questions answered.  Maybe you are
feeling alone on your journey or maybe you are looking for other
moms to connect with in a PRIVATE community who understand your
day-to-day challenges, be sure that you check out ALL THE
BENEFITS available for you when you BECOME Not Your
Average Autism Mom.


www.notyouraverageautismmom.com 


Additional Resources:


Episode 96. Our Parenting Journey is Different


Episode 74. You Cannot Fix All the Things All the Time