3 year old suspected ASD

[SLR1994]

Hi everyone, I am 30 weeks pregnant & have a 3 year old who is suspected of having ASD, I work with individuals with ASD so I know it's only a matter of time, he really does NOT listen to me, he laughs anytime he gets told off but he also doesn5 understand much that I say neither and I'm currently finding parenting extremely hard whilst being pregnant in lockdown, with no where to go, no garden as we live in a flat, his behaviour is absolutely terrible , he is none stop all day! Does anyone have any tips to deal with this behaviour and make things easier for him and me please x

Do you have a DH or partner? if so, is he able to take him for a one hour walk once a day around the block? (as per the lock down guidelines) - maybe that could help a little.

Yes I do have a partner & he helps as much as he can but he is working and I feel guilty asking him to take him for a walk after he has been at work all day.

@SLR1994 but you also work all day. Please remember that. Parenting is a full time job. After your partner finishes work, it is completely reasonable to ask him to do some parenting himself. You need some "you" time, you are pregnant You need to relax, to feel well, it is important for the baby too.

And presumably the ASD child has two parents, so he should have the benefit of interacting with both of them.

Hope this helps, please think about yourself and try and relax a bit.

If your partner is working all day I would have thought that him taking your DS for a one hour walk would have been a great chance for them to spend some time together before bedtime.