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When special needs advocacy consumes parental identity

My son has autism and I spend all my time researching therapies and advocating for services and I have forgotten who I am outside of being his mother.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The intensity of advocacy requirements can eclipse personal selfhood while serving legitimate protective functions.

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