About this episode

An honest conversation about the challenges of raising a severely autistic daughter and the emotional toll it takes on the family.

In this episode, my husband Nick joins me for an honest, unfiltered conversation about what life really looks like raising our severely autistic daughter Bailey, who is non-verbal and has a global developmental delay. We talk about the relentless daily routine, the impact on our other children, the loss of spontaneity, relationship strain, identity loss, and the emotional toll of not knowing what the future holds. If you're a parent of a child with autism, ADHD, global delay, or any additional needs you are not alone. We see you. Topics covered: - Raising a non-verbal autistic child - Global developmental delay - Special needs sibling guilt - Parenting burnout and identity loss - ADHD in adults and parenting - How to cope when you can't see an end Sponsored by B and W https://www.blackandwhitebridging.co.uk/ 🔔 Subscribe | 💬 Drop a comment below | 📩 #autismparenting #specialneedsparenting #nonverbalautism #GlobalDelay #ParentingBurnout #adhdparenting #autismmum #realtalk Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Guest: Nick

Topics covered

• Raising a non-verbal autistic child
• Global developmental delay
• Special needs sibling guilt
• Parenting burnout and identity loss
• ADHD in adults and parenting
• Coping with uncertainty

Keywords

• autism parenting
• special needs parenting
• non-verbal autism
• global delay
• parenting burnout
• ADHD parenting
• autism mum
• real talk

Sponsors

B and W

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LaunchPod Studios, Simplecast, AdsWizz

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