Whereas some children might get into a mood and be ok after an hour, he does not unless his environment is changed.
He will literally scream or moan non stop for 6-8 hours (yes you read that right, and it's no exaggeration). He would do this when in environments he doesn't recognise, so imagine an airplane, imagine a restaurant, imagine a trip out...
We can't do those things anymore because of the actual judgement we get from other people (oh and I could write a post on this alone).
Then, when we return him to the car to drive home, his behaviour instantly turns to a smile and blowing raspberries.
We also can't get respite, our parents are too old, friends don't feel right babysitting, council services won't yet see him as old enough or have no availability, so it leaves us hiring privately, which is expensive, difficult and low availability.
Of course this takes its toll on our mental health, his sibling and us.
So on one hand I'm pleased it can soon be stopped for others, but on the other it makes up my son's behaviour, who I absolutely love regardless of the impact he has on us without realising, because there are times when you will see the stereotypical love and happiness when it is unexpected.
But I would not say I have greater happiness.