Parenting a Family with Autism Spectrum Disorder

My sister is autistic but is more empathetic than the average person. A lot of people with autism actually feel empathy but just have trouble expressing it.

I think the parents are doing an outstanding job with their children. It takes a lot of love & patience.

The way the mother described every single one of her children's personallity, traits and difficulties was lovely to see, not many parents out there actually know their children so well.

imo, as an autistic woman who's done social work for over a decade, these might be the most educated, caring parents of autistic children that I've ever seen. they're miles more knowledgeable about their children's true needs than a heap of boastful "autism parents" that I deal with regularly. I can tell just by the language they use (ie - speaking about their daughter masking, which is typically a thing that girls with autism do) that they are incredibly tuned in to their children's well-being. these kids are going to become such wonderful adults because of the amazing start their parents gave them. I loved watching this so much, and I wish them all the best. 💖

So we’re going to ignore the fact that the kid could SMELL ants??? That’s amazing! Beautiful smart children and amazing parents!

I love the end quote "It would be a boring life is we would have no autistic kids". Such a great family spirit.

Watching her daughter is like watching my childhood getting recorded and played out to me.... the part where Sophie wouldn’t get out of the car hit the hardest, at that age kids start to realize your different. Not only do they realize they start to pick you out of the crowds then starts the heavy masking making each day SO draining and that’s just socially so once you combine the academics with it woah does it become far too much. Seeing her sit there fiddling with the seat beat crying just hoping her mom won’t actually make her go was far too relatable to the point that it almost physically hurt me to watch her make her go ( even though I do realize the mom of course needs to work and child care is expensive).

These parents are actually parents because they think about their children's needs beyond food and shelter. They think about their kid's personal growth, relationships, and how their kids will "be" in the world. Amazing.

I feel bad when the little girl was crying and didn’t want to get out of the car. It’s so much worse because of the camera person.

As someone who may be autistic herself, but never diagnosed, and grew up with two diagnosed siblings, I completely understand the whole being left out thing. I felt like I was borderline abandoned at times. My brothers got everything and I usually got ignored

The pics of the dad when he was young looks exactly like his kids. Ahaha they are his little copies

The teachers and parents of theses kids are so rad! I love how everyone has worked together to make sure the kids are able to be successful!

I hope Conner is doing okay, and so are all his siblings and both parent are doing well. It’s gotta be difficult being the only sibling not on the spectrum.

This was a great depiction of real life on the spectrum. I cried when Sophie was in the car and didn't want to go to school, because that was my exact experience of school too!

This child who doesn't have ASD. I hope he feels well.

Sophie’s hair colour is really pretty

That mom is an absolute hero!

I'm 21 and have just been diagnosed, I was very much like these kids but no one ever noticed. Since I know my whole life suddenly makes sense.

I have high-functioning autism and I wasn't diagnosed until I was 13 or 14. I'm almost 17 now and still the only diagnosed one (though I suspect my mom is on the spectrum). I wish that my family was as chill as you guys are because it's almost like a curse for me and they expect me to do everything "normally" and not get migraines when I'm surrounded by flowers, cleaning smells, people, or light. I wish I could come live with you guys☺️🫂

Their mom deserves all the recognition in the world!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌