“Nothing in life can prepare you for the joy of becoming a parent. My husband and I have three boys aged eight, seven and six. Our boys are profoundly autistic, non-verbal and have additional health issues. The challenges we have as a family have my husband and I feeling like we operate at 65 percent most days. Sleep deprivation is still a part of our daily life. It honestly feels like we have had a newborn baby for nearly nine years. Kathrine said.
Mum reveals her ongoing struggle at Christmas with three autistic boys
Kathrine remembers a Christmas party last year that was particularly difficult. “We walked into the room and the music was blaring and the lights were flashing and there’s decorations everywhere so my eldest son, Oliver, just walked in and walked straight back out. He had complete sensory overload. We had to follow him and leave
November 16, 2020
