Hmmm paper vs. Gutt. There is your answer..lol Seriously though, I get it and honestly if you dont choose a side now, you will have that struggle forever. It will always come up. You want to make the right decision and scared shitless to make the wrong ones. When I look back..and current, all I know is that I wish I did more based on maternal instincts, less of what therapists said, needed more family support and needed to be rich to afford the schools and resources I needed. Unless our children no longer live with struggles, we will second guess and question everything. Even with J doing great, Im always worried of doing something that can regress it. So even when on top...we worry. I cant tell you exactly what to do or not do and neither can a therapist. Always go for it, always give a push but when your gutt says thats enough, then its enough. If he thrives without it, then without it it is❤

@A MyAutismTeam Member YouTube is where they go to escape when they're feeling overloaded. They can self-teach about their special interest, relax with comedy, and communicate with their "tribe." It's very hard to get them off, especially if they also have ADHD. It works on the brain like Ritalin. But she most likely is trying to decompress. Do you have enough stim items? Colored lights, slime, scented things, weighted blanket, head phones, chewy bracelets? Mini-trampoline or swing? Can you give her more free time? Schedule activities only every 2-3 days? You can't cure burnout, only prevent it.

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Follow your intuition. Let your child lead. Autistic symptoms are natural human stress responses, but triggered by much lower levels of stress. Push an autistic person too hard, and they will burn out. I kept my teen daughter out of school for a whole year, and she's doing better this year in a school with only 12 students in her entire grade.

Maternal instincts❤

That's a really interesting question! The crew at Easter Seals would have us believe that you can NEVER have too much therapy.... but a big part of me says that that's hogwash. I think I agree, trusting your gut, in a case like this, is the way to go. If your son is happier with less therapy, try less therapy for a while! I would LOVE it if our son was in a situation like that. For him, structure is the only thing that provides any continuity and accomplishment for him, so we're electing for a lot of sessions. This may not be right, but in my opinion, having a HAPPY kid is the most important thing. Maybe try dropping a session or two or two a week, and see how things go?