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Popular Topics in r/Autism_Parenting
#1
Venting/Needs Support
: "Autism is the hardest life ever"
40 posts
#2
Advice Needed
: "Coming to full realization and I feel hopeless"
34 posts
#3
Appreciation/Gratitude
: "If you know, you know"
29 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Walking harnesses for older kids who tends to elope but outgrew the toddler sized ones."
22 posts
#5
Celebration Thread
: "We are officially potty trained😭"
17 posts
#6
Wholesome
: "His first day of school 🥺"
15 posts
#7
Meltdowns
: "After surviving an exorcist level tantrum"
5 posts
#8
Aggression
: "Does anyone else feel this way?"
5 posts
#9
Family/Friends
: "“If they’re hungry, they’ll eat it”"
4 posts
#10
Diagnosis
: "Maybe it wasn’t my poor parenting"
4 posts
#11
Funny/Memes
: "MRW someone asks my “parenting style”"
3 posts
#12
Language/Communication
: "Picture book for communication"
3 posts
#13
Non-Verbal
: "Moment of Sadness"
3 posts
#14
Adult Children
: "Now that more people are diagnosed as neurodivergent"
2 posts
#15
ABA Therapy
: "40 hours of ABA???"
2 posts
#16
Sleep
: "Last night I said something mean to my son and now I feel so guilty"
2 posts
#17
Eating/Diet
: "No more favorite food."
2 posts
#18
Teenage Children
: "My daughters birthday was ruined by my family."
1 posts
#19
Holidays/Birthdays
: "I’m missing everything"
1 posts
#20
Education/School
: "These center names give me the ick"
1 posts
#21
Location Specific
: "Heads up SPED parents in TX"
1 posts
#22
“Is this autism?”
: "Anyone else's autistic child get VERY upset if something isn't "whole"? Is this an autistic thing?"
1 posts
#23
Respite/Self Care
: "Caregiving Burnout"
1 posts
#24
Medical/Dental
: "Has anyone heard of this? Seems new-ish? What are your thoughts on it?"
1 posts
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