My parents have a lot to deal with

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Both my 16 year old brother and I have Autism. Then we have 3 non autistic siblings. We both get sensory overload and have meltdowns.

My parents had to deal with us when we were younger. Going out in public was hard to do. We both wandered off. My brother is more extroverted than me and when we were younger, he would talk to strangers. I never did that. I was super quiet.

This is weird but sometimes we have meltdowns at the same time. Thats super stressful for my parents and siblings. We both stim quite a bit. He is in some special education classes too. He is in my math class.

Every friday night though, (starting last friday)we get a respite worker that can look after us so that my parents and siblings can go out and about. That was hard for me to adjust to. I dont like change. My brother doesnt either. I feel bad. For the first half hour we were both difficult. We were also difficult when she tried to help us with school work. .

My brother and I are quite different from eachother though, he speaks more, and he can sit in his chair for a whole class. I asked for help with that and he said he didnt think he could, because I am the most fidgety person he has ever seen. Hes there when I get out of my desk and wander around. I bond with him much better than with my other siblings. We are best friends. But we cant go out alone. It sucks.