The hardest part of helping Sam be is figuring out what is wrong or what he needs me to do. Come into my house and you'll often see me in there frantically handing him things, turning the tv to something that doesn't make him scream only for him to scream until it's put back on …
For the longest time Sams daily food routine has been brioche for breakfast, crisps and biscuits for lunch with a token chocolate spread sandwich put on the plate though he'd eat it maybe one day out of 5. Dinner consists of those tiny little popcorn chicken things with chips or potato waffles. Every. Single. Day. …
I remember being in the park a while ago and meeting another autism mum from my estate. She was asking me how everything was with Sam and I'd reply with something along the lines of 'yeah he's not sleeping, and I am so tired' or 'he's had a few meltdowns this week, it gets so …
