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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are your kids?

I switched to a work from home job three years ago, and it's been a sanity saver.  My husband has a TBI, which resulted in epilepsy, migraines, and later depression.  It's been a rough road, but he's working on managing everything, and being the best person he can be.  Which largely is being complaint with medications, rest, and stress relief.

We have teenagers, so we don't need child care.  Being home for teens is also good.

It's not an easy road, but being at home really helps.  The key point in my situation is that my husband recognizes his limitations and diagnosis, and is trying to be the best husband and father.  TRYING is important.[/quote]

Op here, kids are 6 and 4. We now have an afternoon nanny/driver/cook, who can help in the mornings if I or he has to travel. I know my travel well ahead of time, usually 1-2 days a month, one long trip a year where we fly in grandparents. He can’t handle the kids- they massively act up even on vacations with him around now.

Family and friends who travel or spend time with us are beginning to ask if there is something wrong or if he is in the spectrum — never listens, LLC of foresight/judgement, literally doesn’t respond to people, no empathy/emotions, yet high IQ in chosen area (work). His father, uncles, brother are the same. Not clear if they have the angry outbursts in private tho.
I think he’d research and game a neuropsych test. He lied to his GP to make it out to anxiety and then at the center, researched ADHD and said he just needs help remembering things. Why don’t these places talk to family members? [/quote]

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