A possibly unique autistic parent problem: Next week is my first week back at work from parental leave and I am *freaking out* because it means making an enormous change to my routine.
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The #1 utility for me in getting an autism diagnosis has been Understanding Why I Am Like This.
jul 28, 2025, 10:07 pm • 29 1 • view
I am very excited to be going back. I honestly miss work. A lot of Disability News has been happening. But man. The anxiety of a Major Schedule Change is just. Yeah.
jul 28, 2025, 10:09 pm • 25 1 • view
I had many words of wisdom. None of them will truly help since you are new people on a new journey. So many of us love you and want to have your back. Whatever you need, fam fam.
jul 29, 2025, 5:44 am • 2 0 • view
Good luck with the transition. Glad youre back!
jul 29, 2025, 12:28 am • 2 0 • view
Solidarity
jul 28, 2025, 10:16 pm • 1 0 • view
What can you do to start getting in that routine now? That might help.
jul 28, 2025, 10:09 pm • 0 0 • view
I’ve started doing some stuff. I know how to manage it. It still sucks!
jul 28, 2025, 10:10 pm • 2 0 • view
I go through this when school gets out/starts back up. My coping mechanism is checklists. I capture my potential anxieties at the time they arise, and can then relax in the moment when I need to implement the new routine as a check off the steps on my list. Also, congratulations and good luck!
jul 28, 2025, 10:12 pm • 3 0 • view
My experience of routines, disruptions, transitions, and the unknown is so impactful to my life and my autistic self/identity. Routine and planning is how I survive. For this and other reasons, I deeply struggle to live through “unprecedented times.”
jul 28, 2025, 10:15 pm • 1 0 • view