Autstic Siblings

I have 2 autistic brothers so I understand how hard it can be

You're amazing for helping your mum and brother out so much xxx

My younger brother has asperger's syndrome and it can get really frustrating. And on top of all of that he has to wear a constricting back brace, and he's complaining constantly about how uncomfortable it is.

I love him, but he can be a handful at times. This previous school year was my senior year and his freshman year. We had one class together, band and we played the same instrument, so I alw*ys felt like I was being a parent not only outside of school but inside as well. We went to the state fair and he lost his marching shoes, but my mom and I didn't find out till minutes before we had to march in a parade. Needless to say, my mom went crazy. She kept blaming me for not watching him more closely. But it was my last time to go to the state fair with all my band friends, and I wanted to have a little fun. I really tried to watch over him, but stuff like that happens.

Now he's going to be on his own and I'm really scared that he's going to get picked on even more and I won't be there to help defend him.

One of my friend's younger brother has Autism. He can be a handful and he can bite. He is a grade below us but most everyone treats him well.

So this isn't exactly the same but, my Uncle (mothers younger brother) is all of in his forties now and my mother looks after him and has since she was twenty, she is forty nine now. He was born totally handicapped unable to see to head or to speak, he cannot do much for himself and the burden of looking after him was left to mum when her mother died and her father hung himself, both her siblings left to escape that responsibility.

Sp therefore when mum had me, she had two kids to look after, because despite his age he has the mental compasity of a nine year old and that's where it stops and ends at. And as I got older, around the age of eight, I began to help out and as he got sicker taking care of him became more daunting.

All meals must be made for him, cut up and cooled down so he doesn't burn himself or choke. Six types on tablets have to crushed into powder and mixed in with yoghurt in the morning then another dose of two before bed just to keep him alive and also his blood levels must be taken twice a day to ensure his sugar levels are up enough. He is on an asthma machine twice a day. Mum has to shower, shave and clean his teeth then dress him, the whole kit and caboodle and I've seen what it had done to her and still she does it and he is still getting sicker.

The truth is no one wants to look after someone because it means putting your life in hold, but the people who do it are utterly amazing.

Some may say, why not out them in a home? Well has anybody looked at the places that are established for these people? They are hardly the environment for them and aren't taken care of as they should be, and it's true.

Then there are people out there who don't care and don't want to know what you are going through after having to throw your life on the back burner, so it's just you and yourself in the end, toiling away at something most people have no comprehension of.

There is little help out there and what help there is one must fight for and even then it's not guaranteed.

And there are some days when you want to give up and you hate them for it, but you always will over them, it's only natural to feel that way and no one can blame you for it.

What you are doing for your brother and mother is jaw dropping and at such an age as yours, it's amazing.

We Suck Young Blood:

Hello.
Yes I have an autisic sister, Sophie, who's 17 and I'm 13.
As Zero Tollerance said, it's quite frustrating, having to grow up so fast because of it and having to take care of her.
And becasue this is my sisters last year of school, it's going to be stressful, looking for work for her. And the worst part is going out and having people jsut galre at us.
It can be really hard.

It's never easy. I have to take care of my sister too.

^^ oh boy, gaps between messages, eh?

My brother has Asperger's Syndrome, a type of autism. It can be incredibly frustrating--he gets away with acting out most of the time, because it's just how his brain works. I try telling myself that he can't help all the things he does but it's still hard.

It is really such a hard thing to deal with.

My brother has Asperger's too, but I mean, it is seriously not as bad as it could be.
He talks, has the ability to control his actions, and all of that stuff.

He just doesnt understand social cues. He is 12, about to be 13, and I am 17.

My parents have always just babied him and have let him get away with everything(he is the baby of the family, and he does have the syndrome, so its like, double).

He is the most difficult person I have ever had to get along with, and I know that if my parents would just treat him normally, he would be more than able to function in a normal soceity.

I just hate people who make excuses for themselves /:

My mother thinks I could be slightly autistic, she's really interested in autism and I know my sisters get annoyed at times because I get attention off her.

I feel kind of bad, but then again, my sisters bully me for it so it doesn't bother me all that bad.

My older brother has high functioning Autism bordering on Aspergers (Or something to that effect) and ADD. The Aspergers can make him fairly irritating sometimes and I have problems with making exceptions for him, especially when his ADD meds made him snap at us a lot.
He's incredibly intelligent though, and we can have really lengthy conversations and debates about things as long as he's intrested in them.

He did a talk in his english class once about Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, and had everyone in his class completely silent and riveted by how much he knew about it really, because he basically memorised all the drugs and the exact amount of drugs taken. He answered every question that kids in the class asked him, flawlessly, and his english teacher was stunned.
I know myself that kids in that class could not have been the easiest audience for anything, which is what makes it even more amazing that they where silent throughout.

My younger brother Liam, is autistic. I have to watch him at school, and my mum is always panicky 'cause of his condition.
I try my best to help out, and to be honest, I do a pretty good job.
He's never out my sight, I mean, I have him sit in my room the now playing the xbox 360.
He's very clever and smart, and honestly, give him a game, he'll complete it in an hour.
But at times he can be frustrating. I mean, there's times were I'll tell him what to do, and he'll totally disobey. There's a number of things.
I try not to get frustrated, when he doesn't get the simplest things. Sometimes I lose the rag but I feel bad afterwards, seeing as he can see the simple things as complicated details.
But I love him, and have to take care of him all the time so I know where people with autistic brothers or sisters are coming from.

My cousin is 2 and she's autistic, but she is the most gorgeous little girl I've ever seen. Very evil. But cute. Sshe's very naughty and she bites and loses her temper easily. Apparently though, she was being seen by a doctor person because of her autism and the woman gave her something and her mum told her to say thank you. My cousin said thank you and then the doctor lady told her that they don't teach autistic children to say thank you! Why treat them so differently in that way? If they can say thank you then why stop them?