Hi
I'm new to the forum, and I'm just looking for somewhere to just express my thoughts.
My youngest daughter (5) is currently waiting for a ASD referral. She suffers with crippling anxiety, so school is a nightmare for her. She struggles with changes so any little change or half term sends her backwards.
Just before half-term she was starting to get anxious but now she's back at school she has become so bad that drop off is horrific.
The effect it is having on me has taken its toll.
Having to juggle all her needs, with 2 other children around, and my own business is grinding me down. I'm finding my own mental health is starting to falter. I have support from my best friend who also has the same issues with her daughter, but I find myself so overwhelmed and stimulated that I struggle to talk to anyone.
My husband is trying as hard as possible himself but he has been fighting his own mental health battle and is working his way back to fighting fit, so I feel like I'm carrying everything on my shoulders.
How do you cope with carrying everything. Fighting for my little girl while trying to maintain a normal life.