Four of mother’s five children have special educational needs
The Autism News | English
By The Bolton News
DEALING with one child who has autism or learning difficulties can be difficult enough.
So the challenges faced by Yvette Thibault on a daily basis are almost too tough to imagine.
The single mum, aged 37, has five children — and four of them have special educational needs.
Antoinette, aged 11, and Corbin, aged five, have autism.
Paige Autumn, aged nine, has learning difficulties and four-year-old Luca has language and hearing problems. Saerun, aged three, is being monitored but is doing well so far.
Miss Thibault, aged 37, is a full-time carer for her children and wants to raise awareness of the problems autism causes.
She said: “It’s very hard work. Nobody has a clue what I have to go through every single day.
“I’m on my own and it means I’m housebound. It’s a nightmare trying to take them all out, so we pretty much stay at home.
“It’s very stressful. Antoinette and Corbin try everything. They have no awareness of danger and I can’t leave them for two minutes.
“Luca has a fascination with windows and I’m terrified he’ll fall out of one. Antoinette is lazy and gets angry and aggressive — and I’ve got three younger ones too.”
The family, who live in Avenue Street, Heaton, get support from Bolton Council, with social services and nurses visiting them, but Miss Thibault says life is still difficult.
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects the way a person communicates and relates to others around them.
Sufferers have difficulties with everyday social interaction.
The cause of autistic spectrum disorders is not clear. However, it has been established that genetics play an important role.
It is likely autism occurs when a small number of genes interact in a specific way, possibly linked to some external event or factor.
The condition is being heavily researched.
Although caring for her children is hard work, Miss Thibault says it is rewarding and she wants other parents to see it is possible to cope with children who have autism.
She said: “They drive me bonkers but I love them so much. I’m just frightened for their safety.
“I’m not giving up, I’m just looking for more help. My advice to others is to keep smiling, just keep going.”
Source: http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/4582390.Four_of_mother_s_five_children_have_special_educational_needs/
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Debbie Gies
It’s the processed foods, over fed yet under nourished society, vaccines and environmental pollutants!!!
Tina Loughton
i feel so much for this mom. i am a single parent also, with 4 children and 2 of them have autism and various other disabilities. i know how hard it is for me, sometimes i feel as tho im going to crack up, i cant imagine what it would be like to have 4 diagnosed with autism.
Jo Thorne
hmm, doesn’t apply to all!
Rachel Mitchell
its hard enough having one child with autism as i have to have both hands free to keep him safe would have to be a octopuss to look after 5, i take my hat of to you just taking whatever life throws at you.xx
Jo Thorne
at least we’re not housebound with one xx
Peggy Sampson Miller
If she can do it with 4 plus another child I can do it with 2, possibly 3 on the spectrum.
Jo Thorne
the problem is mainly when you have to go out with them though isn’t it?! i think we could all do it as long as you’re housebound! xx
Peggy Sampson Miller
I pretty much am housebound, much more than I would like to be. Two of my sons have many therapists, ect come to our home to work with them. It’s just too hard to take them all out by myself with the austism, and the fact that my sons are so young. We go to doctor and school appointments, Walmart and sometimes church. That’s about it. I was able to use respite for some shopping last month which felt like I was left out of jail. More time out should come in time, I hope.
Jo Thorne
i can’t do drs on my own with my son or church, it just doesn’t happen and it’s gunna get worse as he gets stronger, lol xx
Debbie Gies
The world will have to prepare for the influx of young adults aging out of the educational systems. They will be adults much longer than they are children. What is the future going to be for them if we do not work hard to prepare a way for them? To the mom w/4 children, you have to be commended. You are not alone….
A Pa. Mom of 2 young adults w/autism
Amy J Weeks
Debbie, well said!
Jo Thorne
xx
There are so many adults already out there… not diagnosed.There just seems more as it’s being recognised now