Some days I just feel like if my mouth says "Autism" one more time, I am just going to explode. All day long I spend my time communicating with special needs parents, talking to them about their feelings, and offering insight - this may be how to experience caregiver burnout.

This morning I headed out to the grocery store after putting my 8 year old third grader, and my 4 year old ASD child onto their buses accordingly. With me, was my 20 month old baby L.