A care giver’s request to AI people!

A well visit demanded a fasting blood draw for my special young man.

It was of course, a 12-hour fast blood draw.

I was up all night trying to see my young man does not sneak up any midnight snack.

Then his sensory needs made him fight the nurses.

Once the needle was inserted, he was dehydrated.

Thanks to a very good technician and an experienced one after an hour long wait, the task was completed.

I hope in future, an AI watches special ones not sneaking up food the night they are fasting. I hope in future, AI gets rid of sensory issues for severely autistic people. I hope in future, AI helps to solve the issue of being hydrated for a blood draw. At least I hope in future, you do not need to fast for a full panel of blood test.

The one thing that has progressed, I kept getting messages about the impending blood draw from my son’s doctor office. As if I have not been dreading about it all weekend and that I have completely forgotten about it.

Hopefully all the above would reach the so-called AI geniuses. Good Luck and just contact me when you are ready.

Ha Ha! This was a day I needed more a few cups of coffee!

16 responses to “A care giver’s request to AI people!”

  1. Oh getting needles is absolutely dreadful. I send you strength for those painful moments!

    As someone currently working in AI literacy education – not creating things with AI to be clear – one of the things that excites me about AI is the potential it can bring to making the world a better place for neurodiverse individuals and their caregivers. You have a great list of ideas, Ganga!

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    1. Today I felt technology amd medical field advancements have a long way to go! Atleast with regard to special needs.

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      1. Absolutely, long long way to go!

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  2. Sending more strength to you..
    I wish AI resolves this and much more …

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  3. I’m sorry you both had a difficult night and I can imagine the stress it caused you, and your son. I don’t believe caregivers get recognized enough and finding support can be tough. I’ve read about AAC tablets (in fact I just finished a book in which one of the characters used one) and I guess that’s a sort of AI? Maybe AI could be developed to just talk to a person in times of stress to try and bring them back down?

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    1. Thanks for your concern 🙏🙏. Yes he has all the communication devices. But at the end of the day has food obsession and anxiety towards someone touching him. So a blood draw is something that he still needs to practically experience.

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  4. I do hope that they can invent such technology.

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    1. With all the fasting we didn’t expect him to get dehydrated and get poked so much. I hope things change atleast a bit.

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  5. This piece is deeply affecting in its honesty, restraint, and quiet strength. It captures a reality that is rarely articulated so plainly—the emotional, physical, and mental labor that surrounds caregiving, especially when love meets systems that are not designed with neurodiversity in mind.

    What stands out immediately is the vigil of the night before: the exhaustion, the vigilance, the tenderness wrapped in anxiety. That single image—staying awake to prevent a midnight snack—says more about devotion than any grand declaration could. It shows care as constant presence, not convenience.

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      1. You are welcome., dear.

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  6. Amen to all your wishes

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    1. Thanks for your wisbes.

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  7. I just happen to come across your blog. I too am a mum to a special needs child. I have so many stories to share about my brave solider. All the best x

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