Living with a severly autistic teenager is a hard life lesson. Day to day living is hard but when temper tantrums and behavior issues make living so much more stressful. I have been a mother for 18 years now and I am so wrung out from all the ups and downs that come with having an autistic teen. My son is usually a loving sweet young man,but lately he has been a handful. I feel like I am doing nothing right and everything wrong. I spend 90% of my time crying and the other 10% feeling like the worst mom on the planet. Sometimes I feel so alone in this. The majority of parents that have autistic kids in my area are only affected by mild autism and they can not relate to my daily struggles. My child is very taste sensitive,he doesn't like to eat things that aren't blended. Also he is verbal but he doesn't make sense to people who don't know him or aren't around him a lot. Don't get me wrong I am not bitching. I love my son and I wouldn't have him any other way. It is just sometimes I wonder if I am doing the best things for him.
