tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229731.post9039514783242504794..comments2023-09-21T04:43:51.314-04:00Comments on Autism Bulletin: Why Families with an Autistic Child Need Many Mother's Days: A Brief Follow-UpMichael Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643466399327386644noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229731.post-43192830205822929102007-05-18T11:29:00.000-04:002007-05-18T11:29:00.000-04:00Wow! I can relate to Sher and mcewen fully. It ha...Wow! I can relate to Sher and mcewen fully. It has taken us awhile to get over the "guilt" and now that we are more willing to go it's the difficulty in finding a sitter. So far the sitter/children experiences have been positive but we do try hard to leave late in the evening, 7:30 or 8:00 if not later. This way no one is really awake for too long. They've had dinner & baths and really we just set up t.v./movie time until they drop. It does make for late date night and often we only have enough energy to catch a movie or dinner but never both, but a little is better than nothing. Sometimes we just hang around Barnes & Noble and enjoy reading grown-up books (NOT dealing with diets, Autism, ADHD or parenting in general) in the quiet. Our best sitters have come from the after-school program our typical son attends. They are young, energetic college students and since they work with children many have studied (albeit mostly in books) "low-incidence" disabilities so they are not completely unaware of the issues we face. Thanks for keeping up this site!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01627475496963927680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229731.post-82283771349702693842007-05-18T08:52:00.000-04:002007-05-18T08:52:00.000-04:00These are great points, and I wonder if we can com...These are great points, and I wonder if we can come up with a list of suggestions to get around some of them. Time of day, for example, when kids are in school; working with autism schools and programs and organizations to beef up the supply of available babysitters/helpers. More after-school and weekend programs. And financial aid. Thank you for writing. MichaelMichael Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643466399327386644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229731.post-52517157244169327282007-05-18T07:41:00.000-04:002007-05-18T07:41:00.000-04:00Oh, you are so right,Mcewen. Spot on.Oh, you are so right,Mcewen. Spot on.Susan Senatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944644206259515602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229731.post-83196869715242838822007-05-18T00:13:00.000-04:002007-05-18T00:13:00.000-04:00The trouble with 'going out' is that you need to l...The trouble with 'going out' is that you need to leave a responsible adult behind in your place.<BR/>That some one needs to be highly skilled and experienced with autism as well as be able to cope with additional typically developing children.<BR/>Find me someone that can 'baby sit' two autistic boys and one typical girl and I'll skip out the door without a care.<BR/>Even if that person could be found, the gallon of petrol and the $2:99 coffee would be too extravagant after paying the hourly rate that this individual could justifiably charge.<BR/>Best wishesMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.com