Last summer, I started working at a center for autistic children. I was told I would be working in the center but after they were comfortable with my training – they told me they would be opening a new center closer to me – but in the mean time they would have me work with clients in their homes. I felt a little uneasy because this was my first time doing this and I had not been trained to work at a clients house and I never had to interact with the clients family in that way before. Anyway everything was fine. I had one client five days a week for about three hours per session. Then I had another at home client added, three hours each session but only two or three days a week. However, these two clients lived about 30 minutes apart. When I had a day with both clients I worked from 9-12, then drove to the other and worked 12:30-4. So, my whole “lunch” was me driving to the other client on those days. Working at the center I had other adults I could rely on to watch my kid if I needed to go to the bathroom and I would have a 30 min lunch where I could sit down in the break room and relax without having to worry about anything. After a few weeks I was exhausted by this schedule. First I insisted I have 30 more mins added for my lunch which my boss did agree too. Then I told them, I need more time between these two clients because I am absolutely exhausted after leaving the first kid and going to the second. I wasn’t giving that kid my all or my best and I felt bad about that. The higher ups insisted this was a normal schedule but I felt stretched very thin. Maybe this seems dramatic but I work with kids like I’m rarely sitting down with them to teach them, they are young , around 3-4 they are on the go always. Anyway I ended up quitting but what do you guys think? Was I being ridiculous?