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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. We have a full time nanny but she only works 9-5:30, Monday-Friday while DH and I are working.

We have respite care for 11 hours per week but they only show up about half of the time.

I know it seems like it should be enough and we have more support than other people but I don’t know what to say. We just can’t handle him.[/quote]
Why isn't he in school?  That would cover a big chunk of the day during the school year and may help you stretch childcare hours later into the evening.[/quote]

Op Here. He is in Kindergarten. It’s a long story but the short version is that the nanny goes to school with him as like a private aide. In a public school. It’s complex and for a whole other thread. But we don’t really get the benefit of school in the sense that even when he’s in school he still requires continuous support (either from us because the school calls us repeatedly or from the nanny). [/quote]

Op, as former teacher, you should not have to pay for an aid. The school should provide that. Is this a temporary situation? Is the school working to get him into a more restrictive placement? I’d not, I would hire a special needs advocate. You need to free up those resources, so you can hire a special needs certified nanny for the evenings.

If you haven’t talked to your school social worker one-on-one, please consider doing that. He or she might know of other resources that can help.

I am so sorry you’re going through this. [/quote]

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