I have an 11-yr-old daughter with Asperger's. I am her safe place. I am with her 24/7. There is only one other place she will spend the night, my mom's apartment. She hasn't spent the night there in six months. I'm rarely alone. The most I get is 3-4 hours at a time.
I couldn't go fucc around even if I wanted to. I'm a mom every day. Part of the reason Smokey left is because he couldn't handle the Asperger's. She slept with us for the first 8 years of her life. Even when she was put in her bed, she ended up in ours in the middle of the night. She had night terrors and nightmares.
Parenting her is a daily challenge. It's getting easier, but it's not for the faint-hearted. I've hung in there and done a damn good job.
"You know, it's times like these when I realize what a superhero I am." Tony Stark/Iron Man
“Focus on what you can do, then do it with all your heart.” Lois Wilson
