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Hi mama, I’m sorry you’re feeling this way. I understand too though. I still feel like I’m gonna breakdown too. We put our 2 yr old in ABA therapy, he goes 4 days for about 4 hours and they also provide parent training to help us go about our sons behavioral issues or to help with anything else! Like if we have issues taking him to the store, they’ll have a session at the store and help us navigate any issues. I know not everyone likes ABA but in my experience, it’s been a major help. He’s just super energetic and also repeats himself often. But he’s been doing so much better, he absolutely loves going to his sessions and the staff love him too.
I felt the exact same until my daughter was 3! I was mentally exhausted with her whinging and crying, being up all night and feeling like no one could relate to me. After she turned 3 we found more ways to make the days easier for both of us, we slowly found routines that worked and I got more time to myself by getting her into a playschool. She still drains me now constantly needing my attention but I love being her mum more than anything and I actually enjoy my days now! It will get better with time ☺️
If you have health insurance or Medicaid, try to get ABA services in your home. And if your child is 3 maybe they can go to the town school for early interventions. What I did, when she was 2 years old I enrolled her in a nursery school/daycare 2 days a week 9-4pm and had early intervention come to the house 2 days a week 45 minutes and speech 2 days a weeks 45 minutes. That’s how I got a mental break. Now that she’s 3, she goes to early intervention school 5 days a week, 8:45am to 2 pm and ABA at home a few times a week. It’s beneficial for her and I get that mental break while she’s distracted