Special Needs Child

Authored by Rickey Combs

Having a special needs child has been really hard on my wife and I. We love
our son dearly, but his autism has been difficult for us to deal with. We want
to do everything in our power to enrich our son’s life, but sometimes it feels
like an uphill battle we will never win. We still try to spend time alone
together, but as the years go on it is getting harder and harder.

Our son is hard to deal with, and we can rarely find a sitter that is willing to stay with
him for more than a few hours. Our parents don’t live close by, so that isn’t an
option either. Last time we left our son with a sitter, he escaped from the house, and we
were terrified. We found him right away, but it made us hesitant to leave him
with anyone again. After that incident we researched Alarm Security
Systems and got one installed right away. Now the door beeps when it opens
so we will know if our son tries to get out. It makes us feel better, but my
wife still watches him like a hawk when we are home.