Communication is a vital role in any relationship, but it becomes even more essential when parenting with a partner with Autism. Having clear and open communication allows couples to express their needs, concerns, and aspirations effectively. By prioritizing communication, couples can strengthen their bond and navigate parenting challenges more effectively.
Their could be local support groups in your community area. There are online communities that are dedicated to autism where families can connect with others from around the world. These types of communities provide a platform for sharing experiences, seeking advice, and accessing a wealth of information on autism-related topics. Below is a list of some online communities that can help as well.
For everyone who is planning a future with their partner and kids with Autism. Discussing the importance of setting short-term and long-term goals for your child or partner, like education, employment, independent living, and social integration. I already touched on financial and government benefits the one that I didn't touch on was Security Disability Insurance. Also setting up a special needs trust to protect assets and ensure that your child and partner continues to receive financial support after your passing.
Some financial problems could be due to your partner faces challenges in securing or maintaining employment due to their condition, it may place additional financial burden on the household. Also there are medical expenses because they need ongoing therapy, medical care, and specialized services, which can be costly. So balancing these expenses with other financial obligations can be stressful.
So with Child Disintegrative Disorder this is more for children but I'm posting about it because if your significant has it could be passed to your child or children. Here is a link to a video for CDD hopefully it will be helpful.
So RETT I have had to do some research on because I'm not as familiar with this one as I am with Asperger's. So some complications with RETT is having issues breathing, difficulty walking, slow growth, and no language skills. This one like in the other posts affect women more than men. Here is a link to a video from check rare with more information about RETT.
So sometimes because of the Aspergers the person just wants to be alone and not bothered. I have these problems with my significant other at times. But we are growing together with our child and my other half is learning things and I'm learning things as well. It is hard when people don't understand what autism is or what triggers the outbursts. It's a learning curve for everyone living with a type of autism. Complications with Aspergers a lot of anti-socialism specially if it is not caught at an early age.
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Another one is Child Disintegrative Disorder (CDD). This one is for children, but I want to touch base on it because kids could develop this. CDD comes into play normally around 2 years old to 10 years old so in the infancy it doesn't show in the development. This disorder can affect their social skills, motor skills and there are more it can affect. Here is a link to a video to explain a little more about CDD and I would like to thank The Narain's Corner for the video. He is a YouTuber he's got his own channel on YouTube.
Here is another Spectrum for Autism RETT Syndrome. This is more common in babies from 12-18 months, also this is more common in females. This one is a loss of motor skills and language it effects the brain development. Over time sadly the problems increase with the RETT syndrome. The use of their muscles that coordinate, control movement and communication as well. Here is a link to a video for RETT thank you check rare.
PDD is another spectrum of Autism. This one is for more communication and affects social skills as well. This can come on at the age of 3 or older, but sometimes parents can see symptoms in infancy. This is now known as Autism Spectrum Disorder as of 2013 (ASD). ASD is the correct way of saying it now instead of PDD. Here is a link to a short video of ASD thank you to Medical Centric.
