I find it sad that we never really see them do anything with Abbie. I used to work in a residential care home with teenagers roughly the same age and severity of Autism as Abbie. We would do jigsaw puzzles with them, or sing, or blow bubbles or play with toys or give them sensory toys. We'd walk them to the local shop, let them pick out a treat and hand their money over. We'd take them to the pub at a quiet time for a coke. We would have themed parties and encourage them to dress up and try new foods, or basic crafts. We would have equipment to play with in the garden like trampolines, swings that go in a circle for sensory seekers.
There are so many things they could do, and there's so many of them in that house to take it in turns to do things with her - even if the activities are only for a short burst.
I feel sad because I feel like I used to really like the FA channel and enjoy the videos of how they used strategies to help manage her autism, like the bedtime routine one etc.
I hadn't watched for a long time until the weepy Vlog which brought me here where people make some really valid points. If the Vlogs show, in their opinion, them in their best light, then I dread to think how little they engage her mind in the time they aren't filming.