The Challenges of Parenting an Autistic Child Part 1

Registered social worker and trained counsellor Kristina Grace speaks to parents Jade, Ami and Kristjana - parents to autistic children.  In this episode, they speak about what the specific challenges are and what their day-to-day life is like.  They talk about how the daily challenges, stress and anxiety has had an impact on their mental health.  This is part 1 of a 2 part series.

CW:  A brief mention of suicide, and some strong language that may be offensive to some people.If you would like to form a support group so you can chat with other parents of Autistic children, please email Kristina Grace at [e-mail]

For courses, resources, support and information - please reach out to Autism New Zealand:  https://autismnz.org.nz/

Support found in other countries:  https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-support-family-help

Thanks to Aethel for the theme song to our podcast "Fog and Fire" - to listen to the full song, you can find Aethel on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/ 

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Mothers Helpers provides "Preparing for Parenthood" Antenatal classes, "Out of the Fog" Perinatal Depression/Anxiety group therapy and counselling 

In crisis? Please follow the link to find your local helplines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines