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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's hard.  My kid got sick and disabled at 3 so we weren't born like this and didn't have our world fall apart until a few years later.  I had gone back to work after my second pregnancy and already had a nanny.  Since then, we have kept with nannies/sitters and now have our second au pair.  She takes her to therapy sessions 4 days a week after school.  It is extremely stressful and never feels good or comfortable.  Now in first grade.  If I could afford to work part time, I would ask for it as a federal gov't attorney.  Between private school tuition and an aide and mortgage and so much time off, we need two salaries.  Neither of us is in the private sector making a huge salary.  Career wise, I keep plodding along.  I leave when I need to and no one ever complains (I do work at night sometimes) b/c they realize that I have to take her to these appointments.  I am lucky to have an understanding boss.  It makes me fear switching jobs so I feel stuck.  [/quote]

This is me exactly. I am in-house counsel at a mid size company. I work early in the morning and late at night on my laptop and leave the office when I need to. I was with the company seversl years before my son was diagnosed so I have experience and a good reputation. I am very lucky to have a flexible company. [/quote]

Also an attorney, wotk for a firm. I am good at what I do and have built up credibility over the years. But I will never rise above what I am now and have accepted it, more or less.[/quote]

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