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You now know enough about your child\u2019s triggers that you survey the environment and sit in anticipation of a potential meltdown. Or, you are managing the medical implications that come with your child\u2019s diagnosis such as medication, ventilator, feeding tube \u00a0management, and specialist consultations and check-ins. Or, you are thinking about the future and your child\u2019s care as she becomes older; her education, her need for greater care when you can\u2019t be the one to do it anymore.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\u200b<br \/>\nYou\u2019re on the edge, often. You aren\u2019t very good at \u2018letting go\u2019 because you don\u2019t know what you have to accommodate, or change in your house, what you need to make sure you have with you when you leave your house in an effort to keep your child safe, regulated and calm. 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