I like to deal with reality.  There hasn't been anything productive to ever come from sugar coating things, at least in my experience.  There's nothing wrong with positive thinking.  I just prefer to deal with the reality of the situation. With that said, today's been a really crappy day.  I've had worse days but I've also had much, much better ones as well. I don't always cope well either. When things get really bad, I stress eat and watch TV.  I've never been a really big drinker so I'm not  much into, that but give me some ice cream and a few hours of Supernatural on Netflix and I'm drowning my sorrows.  I've also been craving Chipoltle as well.  One of their giant, double steak burritos sounds absolutely amazing right…

I wanted to take a minute and say something to anyone out there, particularly in the Autism/Special Needs community, that may be going through a hard time.  You aren't alone.  Life has a way of seemingly kicking us while we're already down.  This is something that my family has been struggling with for a very long time.  It seems that some days are better than others.  It's important that you remember that you aren't alone in your struggles.  I'm right there with you.  I know that doesn't help remove your burden but perhaps it will help with the feelings of isolation and despair. Personally, I'm quite familiar with these feelings. Just rememeber that there are a lot of us out here that are pulling for you.  Keep your chin up…

Gavin had a pretty rough day.  He's been struggling quite a bit and not necessarily just behaviorally. He's made some really good choices recently, as well as some not so good ones.  I think we ended up having two tantrums today.  Nothing catastrophic but enough to disrupt everyone. The other thing we have been noticing is that he's becoming more and more uncoordinated. He's walking into things and knocking things over as he walks by.  Today alone, he knocked his water bottle over at least half a dozen times, spilling it onto the floor. His movements are becoming quicker and more clumsy. This is really frustrating for him. All we can do is remind him to slow down, so we can limit the accidents and avoid him or anyone else…

I'm a special needs parent to three boys with Autism and various other medical and mental health issues. I love my kids more than anything in the world. Without a single hesitation, I would die for any one of them. Despite my undying devotion for my boys, at my core, I'm still human. The reason I'm writing this is because I want to share my thoughts on being a human, special needs parent.  As humans, we are inherently flawed and far from perfect.  We have limitations to our patience, energy, sanity and the overall load we can carry before we begin to buckle. Despite all these limitations, we are tasked with a tremendous amount of responsibility.  We are charged with the care of very special children. In the case of…

I wanted to share with you all, how my meeting went with the Autism Society today.  In short, it was awesome.  I will be joining the board this Fall and I'm really, really excited about that. First of all, I met some really amazing people today that I'm super excited to be working with. Secondly, as you know, I don't often align myself or this site with organizations and businesses because all too often they are about the money and not about the people in need. Having said that, I will be working with the Autism Society very closely going forward and here's why. The Autism Society and Lost and Tired share a very similar attitude and approach to all things Autism and Special Needs. We both believe in the…

I will be meeting with the Director of the Autism Society of Greater Akron this morning.  Lizze and I will working with them to establish a presence and resources in Stark County.  This is desperately needed.  Anyone that lives in my area and has a child on the Autism Spectrum can likely attest to that.  I'm really excited to be a part of this.  Lost and Tired was created to do things just like this. Helping to create support and resources for our families is exactly the direction that I want to go in.  I'm feeling quite proud at the moment and I'll be sure to keep you all in the loop.  :-) This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me.…