While today was far from perfect, we did have our share of victories as well.  I wanted to share two of them with you all.  Personally, I feel that it's really, really important to try and find some positive in every single day.  I totally understand that it's not always possible and it's certainly not easy to focus on something positive, especially when things are at their worst.  This is just something that I have taken on as a personal challenge. Today's victory is the fact that there were moments in the day where I watched my kids getting along really well.  Gavin and Emmett were working on a Lego thing and then Elliott and Emmett were sharing the iPad together. It's moments like this that really help me through…

For whatever reason, the boys have been into Pokemon the past few days.  They have a renewed interest in the collecting cards and the characters.  They've dug out the Pokemon books and have been having Pokemon battling as well. Gavin decided that he needed to make a Pokedex.  He made this out of Legos and he's been using it to help identify all the Pokemon he encounters along his journey.  He gets points for creativity on this one.  Great job Gavin.  :-) This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me

I battled the hoards of people at Walmart this afternoon and I emerged with a cart full of groceries.  I was on time and under budget so I treated myself to one of my guilty pleasures.  Pull'n Peel's and A&W Cream Soda are among my favorite junk foods that I don't get that often. I felt victorious after surviving the craziness of Walmart on a Saturday morning and decided to celebrate a little bit.  Hey, on occasion I deserve it.  :-) Do you have a family friendly guilty pleasure that you would like to share with the class? This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please…

While at my parents house yesterday, Emmett created this bright colorful snowman out of Play-Doh. :-) This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me

Lizze and I actually went to bed early last night.  She had a really hard time sleeping.  About 3am, Emmett comes running into our room screaming because he'd had a nightmare.  He crawled into bed with us and fell asleep snuggling me.  I couldn't get comfortable because I've had this knot in my neck for about a week now and it causing me a great deal of discomfort. It's like a pinched nerve and with Emmett wrapping his arms around me, I just couldn't sleep. Eventually, I moved downstairs to the couch and fell asleep.  However,  Elliott and Emmett both, ended up on the couch with me at some point.  I don't even remember what time that was but there was no sleep after that.  I'm sooooo tired and my…

For the last 30 minutes or so, we've been hearing helicopters circling our neighborhood.  We are also hearing police sirens and lots of dogs.  The last time this happened, last summer actually, Canton City Police had chased a fugitive and they believed he was hiding in our yard.  I want to go check things out but Lizze has forbid me from leaving the house.  She's right. I just miss being in the middle of this kind of thing. When I was a paramedic, I was called out on some really cool situations.  By cool, I mean exciting and sometimes dangerous.  I'm drawn to the things that others run away from.  Oh well, I'm sure we'll probably read about this in the paper this weekend and I fill you in on…

Those of you fellow special needs parenting veterans out there, you're probably all too familiar with this particular battle. The battle I'm referring to is part of the never ending war to make sure our kids on the Autism Spectrum, eat.  That may sound silly to those of you that have not ever tried to prepare a meal for an Autistic child with Sensory Processing Disorder. I'm here to tell you that it's not an easy task.  Kids and even adults on the Autism Spectrum can be very, very sensory sensitive.  While this can present differently for different people, there tend to be some commonalities. In the case of my kids, meal times are rarely easy.  The only exception is with Gavin.  He has become quite easy to feed and…