Why won't she give me a moments peace???
Frustration. It's real and it's something I deal with most days but I've learned how to handle it. Some days I do a better job at handling it than others. Here's the issue: Hannah can't effectively communicate and she is autistic so she perseverates on things and it can make me feel like I'm going out of my mind. Perseveration is when she gets stuck on an idea or topic and can't be distracted away from it. It's the equivalent of a verbal child asking the same thing over and over and over again. You give an answer and 5 minutes later they ask the same thing as if you never addressed them. It's frustrating on a good day but after a long, tiring day it's too much to bear. And Hannah is relentless. She doesn't give up and tire easily or quickly. In order to communicate, Hannah points to things, using some sign language, has a few vocalizations and words, and has an iPad that has an app on it called Prologo2go. It is an additi...