I have more than 1 dc with SEN (asd and adhd)
Life is HARD. It’s RELENTLESS and can be awful. I often feel depressed. I stick a fake smile on my face, I put my make up on and I mask to get through. I’m fiercely protective and I fight for the right support as it’s not forthcoming otherwise.
I want my dc to be happy, I try to always be positive around them and talk about their strengths etc.
Recently we had some issues over support for one of the dc. It got very complicated and In the end I had to do a SAR. Well it seems my efforts to be positive and just get on with things - the school are basically accusing me of ‘thriving with the attention over medical issues’ and how I’m always happy and pushing for more support and what I say isn’t matching what they see in school so they’ve put ‘what is mums motivation to exaggerate’ then followed with speculation it’s financial and also attention seeking.
I don’t have a choice about my dc SEN I could have crumbled but I chose to get on with it to the best of my ability and to be happy with what I have but I’m low feeling like shit as everyone thinks I’m getting off on this somehow and love the attention and the dla.
Im just furious and hurt