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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've written out so many answers, but it all boils down to: please see a psychoanalyst for yourself. You are facing a very challenging parenting situation, and your own parents, who were emotionally unavailable and cruel, did not give you the models you need to parent the special kid you have.[/quote]

OP here. I did therapy for about a decade, including a perinatal mental health specialized psychologist during the first 6 months of my daughter’s life because it was so hard. I know what my issues and deficits are and why I have them and am honest about them (I hope you can see that on this thread). That said, I have not found therapy helpful at all in self regulating. You’ll probably say that’s my fault. Sure. I’m trying and I don’t know what else to do.[/quote]

When you have a neurodivergent child, sometimes you’re doing everything you can to regulate yourself but what you need is professional parenting support to help with your childs struggles. My son has ASD and sounds similar to your daughter at her age. It took way too long to get the right kind of care for him because his vocabulary was so good, and because he did better with everyone but me.

All the pediatrician and therapists we spoke to told me that the problems we were having were because of my parenting - until he was 11 and a therapist finally suggested an ASD evaluation because his symptoms were consistent with high functioning ASD.

It’s hard. And he’s 15 now and we’re in an OK place.

Seek an eval as soon as you can. [/quote]

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