10/09/2025
Being a parent to a child on the autism spectrum can be both beautiful and challenging. The extra stresses and responsibilities can put real strain on relationships, and research shows that the divorce rate is higher for parents in our situation. 💔
That’s why it’s so important for us, as parents, to do our best to stand together. Supporting each other, even on the tough days, helps create the love and stability our children need most. We are stronger when we remember we’re on the same team. ❤️👨👩👧👦
Having a child with autism changes everything about how a marriage looks and feels. The truth is, it’s hard. The constant responsibility, the therapies, the meltdowns the general advocacy.. it can feel like there’s never room to breathe as a couple. And without people willing or able to step in so we can have a date night, it sometimes feels like our marriage lives in the background of everything else.
But here’s what we hold on to.. we are in this together. Even when we’re exhausted. Even when it seems like there’s no time left for us. We’re learning to find moments even if they are only small ones where we reconnect. A quiet conversation after bedtime. A laugh in the middle of chaos. Holding hands in the car on the way to yet another appointment.
No, it doesn’t look like other marriages. But we’re still building something strong in the middle of it all. Love doesn’t disappear just because it’s tested.. sometimes it grows roots that run even deeper.
We may not get the traditional “date nights” right now, but we’re learning how to make it work in our own way. And that gives us hope.. not just for our marriage, but for the life we’re creating together, as a family.
