im a single parent with a 5yo who has a severe learning disability ( being assessed for autism ). i work 16 hrs a week, and really enjoy my job. but working and having a disabled child is so tough. ds started p1 last sept, and i changed my hrs to suit with his transport to and from school. now because of his behaviour, they are gonna change it from sept to a time which doesnt suit. no theres nothing i can do. thats where im stuck. but all the support groups, and parents mornings at the school are on days when i work. all ds's appointments and meetings are when i work. work have been really good, but dont know for how much longer. i dont know any of the other parents in my sons class. but the 1 meeting i did get to, they all knew each other, and i felt like a spare part. although from talking to them, i realised there was lots of things ds was entitled to, and wasnt getting. i just feel like im being penalised for working. ive talked with my mum and dad ( both failing health ) and they keep telling me not to give up work, theyll help me out. its to much to ask of them, to do so much for me already. id basically need my mum or dad to take ds to school every day, or wait at the bus stop with him.
has anyone else encountered these kind of problems? if so what did you do?