Autism • Family • Advocacy • Real Life
Parents of children with severe autism may experience more than caregiver burnout. Research is finding significant PTSD and complex PTSD symptoms among some autism parents, particularly where families face aggression, self-injury, elopement, sleep deprivation and chronic crisis.
Suspecting autism is not dishonest, and fundraising while openly saying you suspect autism is not inherently wrong. But when self-diagnosis is presented as equal to a formal diagnosis and used to raise money, sell products, or build a commercial brand, the truthfulness of that claim can become legally significant.
Autism school emergency planning must account for elopement, sensory overload, AAC and non-speaking communication. Here’s what families and schools should plan before an alarm sounds.
Long weekends do not pause 24/7 care. A practical, honest look at holiday closures, profound autism, caregiver strain, respite, and what meaningful support should look like.
