overthinking alittle too much

How do I put my non verbal back into school, he cries bc he cant explain things to me and nowadays i try to be patient but God knows im scared . I had a social worker tell me that thrir is services for him but i cried and told her ... every waking second im worried .. im worried somtjing could happen and then what. what is anyone gonna tell me if i crash out.. i have no one to call if something happened to me .. ithis week my goal is to see if i can speak to a social worker for my son to guide me to put him somewhere comfortable. I havrnt had a break in a year or worked.. which is so sad.i know i need things like clothes im tired of wearing the same thing and only having welfare send me a couple dollar for the main important things like pampers toilet paper etc..its just not enough.This is so hard

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hartfire · 61-69

It sounds like you're in an incredibly hard situation, close to burn-out, and with no family or other help near by.

Your idea of speaking to a social worker about help to get a break is great.

It sounds like you might need a few other things as well:
1. a wearable e-tag that sends an alarm to emergency services if you do crash out.
2. a plan created between you and the social worker to get your kid the specialised help he needs, and to help teach you how to help him, and to develop a set of goals and the means to reach them.
3. a weekly repite carer to give you 4 hours off, using it to take care of yourself.
4. an online social group for parents of kids with autism
5. access to your local library, which will have books on autism, some will be e-books

How old is he?
Has he had a specialist assessment?

Do you have other kids at home with you?

moonpeace81 · 31-35, F

@hartfire thank you for this .. i will look into these things .. i appreciate all the support and information ..i hipe to have a good update soon.. i know my son needs better and i have to be better