Read more about the article We spent the afternoon in the gorgeous weather 
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We spent the afternoon in the gorgeous weather 

Elliott was really upset when Emmett went with grandma and he had to wait until tomorrow.  If there's one thing that many kids on the Autism Spectrum struggle with, it's waiting.   I spent some time this afternoon resting cause I wasn't feeling well. It came out of nowhere but was gone as fast as it arrived.   Elliott was really struggling and asked if we could go hunt Pokémon at the garden center. I wasn't feeling a lot like walking around at the park but it was what I could do to comfort him and it worked.   All four of us ended up going and while we weren't there all day long, it was still nice to get out and enjoy the weather.   I took lots nature…

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August 22, 2016
Read more about the article Well that was unexpected 
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Well that was unexpected 

We had a nice little surprise today.  My Mom called and wanted to come by to pick up Emmett.  She thought they could spend the day together and play boardgames, which is something Emmett loves to do.   She wants to take Elliott tomorrow and spend the day doing crafts like he loves to do.   While the boys are in school, Gavin tends to spend a lot of time with my Mom and so they'll get their time in a short while.   This was just a really nice surprise and it helped to break up the day..  ☺ 

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August 22, 2016
Read more about the article It’s the end of the world. Well, it’s the end of Elliott’s Minecraft world anyway 
Elliott / My thoughts

It’s the end of the world. Well, it’s the end of Elliott’s Minecraft world anyway 

The boys have really been into Minecraft lately and Elliott discovered mods for Minecraft PE. I warned him countless times that while mods may work, they may not always work correctly or they could even corrupt his game data, meaning he could lose all his world's.   Some of the mods began causing problems right away.  No one could join his world and he was no longer able to join our family realm.   He lived with it for a couple weeks but decided that he needed to remove all the mods and get things working correctly again.   Unfortunately, that ended up costing him the world's he's worked on for many months and he now has to begin again.  He's pretty devastated right now but it is what it…

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August 22, 2016
Read more about the article Good News :) 
Gavin / General Update / Good News

Good News :) 

Gavin seems to be doing a little better now.  The meds have kicked in and he's moving around without wanting to puke his guts out.  This is good news, as the title to this post states.   I'm making him take it easy for now because I don't want him to over do it and end up not feeling well again.  We really have to be careful when it comes to his health. Hence fragile health.  We also have to do his IVIG infusion today and I'm hoping that goes better this time around.   For now, I'm just grateful he's doing better and is no longer in any pain or discomfort. ☺ 

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August 22, 2016
Read more about the article Gavin isn’t doing well this morning :(
Gavin / My thoughts

Gavin isn’t doing well this morning :(

I was up really late with the two youngest boys and woke up to Gavin doubled over in pain, feeling like he was going to vomit.   It's really frustrating to try and get information from Gavin about how he feels because that's a skill known as expressive language and Gavin is sorely lacking in that department.   All we can do is try to piece together what's going on based on what we see and how he's acting.   As far as this morning goes, I gave him his anti-nausea medication and Lizze got him something to help speed things alone.  Part of the issue is that Gavin may be um.....backed up. We addressed that and we'll see if that helps.   Back to the frustrating side of things.…

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August 22, 2016
Read more about the article Two of my three kids with #Autism are still awake at 2am
Autism Parenting Woes / Sleep Issues

Two of my three kids with #Autism are still awake at 2am

Not long after my wife and I went to bed, both Elliott and Emmett woke up and can't go back to sleep. Rather than battling to keep them in bed and ultimately losing, I opted to eventually just camp out in the living room.  It's honestly, the best chance I have at getting them to go back to sleep. Getting them to go back to sleep means that I can go to sleep. Sleep issues like this are very common with kids on the Autism Spectrum and subsequently their parents as well.  It really does make life so much more challenging.

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August 22, 2016
Read more about the article I’m worried about the new school year for a couple reasons
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I’m worried about the new school year for a couple reasons

The boys start school this week.  They're actually starting much earlier than they have in previous years.  Normally, they begin school around the second week in September, give or take. We're going to start with the positive side of things first and then get into what has me worried. I'm ready for them to go back because I really need the time during to the day to help make this site turn a profit (ads etc).  I also need the time to focus on my health. Lizze and I are going to begin walking in the morning after dropping the boys off at school. I'm so not happy with the my weight and it's certainly not helping with my depression. I think it will be Lizze, my Mom, Gavin and…

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August 22, 2016
Read more about the article I think the cookout went okay
My thoughts / Reunification

I think the cookout went okay

We got home a couple hours ago from our first family cookout/get together since Lizze moved home. I think all things considered, it went pretty well.  It's going to be a work in progress as we move forward but move forward we must.   The boys had fun, although our stay was almost cut really short because Gavin had really bad cramps and nothing could provide him with relief.  He said that it was hurting before we left but he thought there might be pop at the cookout and didn't want to ruin his chances of having some. We do allow him to occasionally have something other than the water his autonomic specialist has told him to consume.  He's only supposed to drink 2.5 liters of water per day and…

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August 21, 2016