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How can I cope when my autistic child becomes unmanageable?

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HeartsandRose · Yesterday 21:49

What happens when an autistic child becomes too much for you? I’ve had the worst day of my life and I’m not sure I can cope with my autistic kids anymore, I have 4 autistic children, my oldest is 15 and severely autistic, my other children are 14 12 and 8 anyway the 14 and 12 year old wind her up rotten all day long, it’s all day, they tease her from the moment she gets up till the moment she goes to bed they are rotten towards her and I actually regret having more than one child because of how vile they are towards her, ive spoken to them about what their actions cause, ive disciplined them, and tried being nice and tried to explain that it causes her to become violent but they don’t care nothing works.

I’ve had the police called to my house by someone because of meltdowns in the past. Well today they’ve been winding her up all day, today she caused our fire alarm to go off as she flooded the upstairs, well this caused her to literally kick off horrifically, she ran out the door and into the street with no shoes on screaming the street down, I got my 12 and 14 year old to chase her as I wasn’t quick enough but they couldn’t get her back in the house, she screamed and screamed the street down lying all over the floor, I caught up with them and 3 of us couldn’t get her in the house she lied down on the street screaming her head off pulling her clothes off so we couldn’t grab her, we eventually managed to get her back in the house but she began attacking me and smashing my house up, shes eventually calmed down after about an hour but it was horrific she kept trying to escape the house and she was trying to over power me and attack me to get out, im at the end of my tether, how will I cope with her when she’s stronger than me and can over power me? Im now terrified the neighbours have called the police it was that horrific they would have seen us dragging her in the house kicking and screaming. As I said shes calmed down now but is repeatedly demanding I call the fire brigades and isnt taking no for an answer, ive even had to fake call them to get her to stop but she won’t stop. I can’t do this anymore. How am I suppose to continue like this? One day she will get too powerful for me, im still shaking even though this happened hours ago now. She is as good as gold when it’s just us, but they wind her up constantly and the meltdowns are horrific, please NO judgement.

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selffellatingouroborosofhate · Today 17:10

ThejoyofNC · Today 16:30

You asked for help but you've ignored every suggestion. What type of help are you looking for?

Exactly this.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · Today 17:17

I’d get their father to help. He has to surely. Are you divorced or weren’t you married?

Sympathies for you. DM’s childhood best friend has a DD who has 2 or 3 autistic boys. They’re now grown up and housed independently, 1 is severely autistic and soils himself but I think he and maybe others have carers. When they were at home with her life was awful.

You need outside help and one or both boys need to go to a special school. Can they read and write? Friend’s DS is on the autistic spectrum and went to a special school, can read but not write. He’s now in a supermarket job, lives independently but hates his life.

Whattodo1610 · Today 18:07

HeartsandRose · Today 16:22

You can’t just put one child into care, they would take all of them. Thats not how it works you can’t just pick and choose. His father does not want him, I can discipline all i like but now they are punishing me for it the 12 year old has not returned home from school on purpose now to punish me so now im off out on the street to find him as he is never home this late. So so much for discipline.

Discipline isn’t just one set way and all is good. You need to find what works for each child individually, carry that out and stick to it. But allowing your sons to bully your daughter is absolutely neglect and unforgivable.

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LaurieFairyCake · Today 18:21

If they don’t stop you can’t keep her safe, it’s not your fault but she needs to be somewhere safe Flowers

or the other 2 do.

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