Talents Required To Parent An ASD Child....

I thought these were soooooo very funny, yet so very true! LOLOLOLOL

Contributed by BBB Members: Lynn, Jen, Khris, Becca, Bernie, Liz, Diana, Sue and Michelle


* Sense of Humor (7)
*Ability to listen to any and all information ever collected about global warming
* A heavy-duty super-capacity washer/drier combo with a very good guarantee
* A fondness for Corel Livingware rather than fine china
* A very well made tough VCR that can withstand constant pause, rewind and fast forward
* Patience by the dump truck load
* The ability to boil your cabbages at least a dozen times! (to repeat yourself time and again)
* The ability to make a schedule and then live by it!
* The ability to plan your life way in advance!
* The ability to love a child unconditionally through all that this disorder will put him through!
* The ability to answer the same question but put 100 different ways.
* The ability to hide in a supermarket after your child has just called a worker an idiot, because they were out of stock.
* Boardroom level skills of negotiation.
* The ability to think ahead or always be 1 step ahead of your child.
* To have to smarts to keep tons of AA batteries in the house.
· The flexibility to adapt to what your child can not
* The multitasking capability to do 12 things at once
* A very large can of Scotchguard
* A good friend who has been through "the system"
* A really fast internet connection and a list of sites
*”Sensory toys"
* Endless financial resources
* A housekeeper that comes daily
* A big bottle of Advil (or something stronger)
* The address to the BBB Autism Club
· The ability to see and experience imperfection and let that be ok...
· The ability to accept the world and circumstances as they are but strive onwards without giving into despair...
· Unconditional Love
· Be able to cook, shop, etc...at a quick pace especially if your child's with you
· Understanding
· Persistence, assertiveness...so that you can advocate for your child.
· ‘A case of beer couldn’t hurt, LOL’
· A hearing aid you can turn off once in awhile, lol
· Hostage Negotiator