I came here to say the same. And let me just say, that with special needs children, it truly is the hardest thing I've ever done. I remember older people saying

I came here to say the same. And let me just say, that with special needs children, it truly is the hardest thing I've ever done. I remember older people saying that sort of thing before I was a parent and I was SO DISMISSIVE. Like, "oh yeah sure, you put you heart into it, it's important to you," whatever. But holy fuck. It's actually really really hard. Love is NOT enough. Strategy is NOT enough. Patience is NOT enough. It takes everything you've got.