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[quote=Anonymous]I’m going to respectfully ask that people not comment on this thread unless they have an autistic child or work with autistic individuals in a professional capacity.

I had the WORST day with my ASD 1/ADHD child. HUGE meltdown in public due to anxiety over something small. We’d bought popcorn for a movie and we waiting in line. He later said he was afraid that we’d eat it all before the movie, but that’s not what he was able to tell us in the moment. He said one angry sentence about how he wasn’t holding the bag and then BOOM. We were in line in an enclosed space, so I felt that we had to leave, as people couldn’t give us room. I had to take kid home, and he’s getting too heavy to lift. Yes, he’s getting multiple interventions per week, yes he has an IEP, yes we’ve gotten years of parent coaching. We cannot take any meds due to the side effects exacerbating another complicating diagnosis. That’s not my decision; that’s the decision of multiple professionals whom I trust.

After today, I told my husband that I can no longer be the parent who takes the kid outside when he’s melting down. I’m simply not strong enough. Kid almost pushed me down the stairs. DH is not willing to be the point person, even though I said I would assist him. I’ve often been the go-to parent in the past. DH said he doesn’t want to do that and would rather leave the kid at home. The sad thing is that kid has more good days than bad, but progress is so slow. Barring a miracle, this will be our life for years to come. Does kid just not to get to do fun things he enjoys? Kid hasn’t had a meltdown in public like this in months. It happens maybe 3x a year in public, but  more often at home. We’re planning to talk to our parenting coach, but I’d like to hear from the community. Do you just not take your ASD kid places? I feel like that’s an over reaction, but I did come down heavy on dh this afternoon. I was worried one of us would get hurt, and it would have been safer if he’d helped me.

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