An aspect of being an autistic parent that nobody told me about was just how hard it really feels to have an ever changing routine. There’s so much organic change that happens in parenting, from nap changes, to school holidays and arrangements, and adjusting to the change is just as hard for me as it is for my own child. Even good changes are hard to adjust to. I find ways to cope, like leaning heavily in my “non-negotiable” parts of the day like my evening routine, but it’s still hard 😭