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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The main difference is: typical kids do not need to take extracurriculars (it's parents' choice to load them with activities). SN kids NEED therapies and other appointments (it's not optional). 
When I take my SN kid to an extracurricular activity, it's a full hour of mental exhaustion to watch DC with peers (is DC going to follow direction, respond to peers, not being aggressive, not biting nails, not wandering, not having potty accident, etc), while other parents are relaxed, chatting or looking at their iPhones.

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It's not less work when I am HOME with my kid with ASD. He continued to put things in his mouth and try to eat them until he was 10 years old. He ate bird poop, dirt, a plastic barrette he found on the ground... he drank half a bottle of Jet Dry. We did parent implemented ABA so we were constantly working on behavior and speech -- shaping, rewarding, training, etc.  He had incredible tantrums and meltdowns a few times a week from age 3 until age 8 or 9.  (kicking walls, punching parents, lashing out at random people walking by) He went through a period when he expressed suicidal ideation and demanded that we kill him.  He was in the principal's office weekly (sometimes daily) and I had to field those phone calls and sometimes meet with the principal. We had frequent meetings with his teachers. [/quote]

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