I've talked in great detail about my battles with depression and the challenges I face as an Autism parent. Those things have sorta drowned out everything else and that includes a major battle I'm fighting that makes all of these things worse. For the last few weeks, I've been struggling with insomnia. People deal with insomnia all the time and I'm not entirely new to insomnia either. During my withdrawal from Paxil, I went through a period of time where I simply couldn't not fall asleep. It was a rough go for a little while but as quickly as it appeared, it was gone. Out of nowhere, it's come to visit again and like any unwanted houseguest, it's causing problems. As an Autism parent, I don't get enough sleep as…

As a Autism parent, my status quo is stressed out and overwhelmed. I think you'd be hard pressed to find an Autism parent who doesn't feel this way from time to time. It's important to understand that many of the things that we worry about on a daily basis as Autism Parents, are unique to Autism parents. That can make it harder for people to understand. Lately, I've had days where I'm so overwhelmed, stressed out and worried about things I have zero control over, it feels like I'm drowning. Other times it can feel like I'm being crushed under the weight of everything I have to carry each day. Getting up in the morning can be very difficult sometimes because I already know that today will be more of…