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[quote=Anonymous]+1 on Dr Shapiro class. Changing my parenting style made all the difference.

And +1 on not borrowing trouble. Stay attuned to what your child needs and work from there. Try therapies that make sense for your family (time, cost) and trust yourself if you don't think it's working. There is a lot of pressure to do as much as you can early on, but IME you can do them later, too--sometimes therapies work better with a more mature brain.

In general, maturity helps so much. You are in some hard years right now (and eventually puberty will make it harder again for a while), but your kid will make lots of gains! Celebrate that. (At 7, I was secretly terrified my kid would become a school shooter bc he was so reactive at school. It gets better.)

I'm not trying to be toxically positive. You are going through your own adjustment period, and it takes time to acclimate. Be gentle with yourself and your feelings.

The goal for any parent is to support their child to have the life the child wants to have. They are who they are, and there is never a guarantee. In the hard moments, remember that there are a lot of years and changes and growth to come.

And please remember to enjoy your amazing kid.

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