Read more about the article Coping Mechanisms: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
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Coping Mechanisms: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

This is a collaborative post and may not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of this blog or its author.   Whether you have a son with challenges, from autism to ADHD and beyond, or you are dealing with other difficulties in the family, it can take a toll. Watching the people you love suffer and dealing with the stress, anxiety, and setbacks of fighting it with them will affect you. When most people deal with significant difficulty in their life, they look for coping mechanisms. In doing so, they make themselves vulnerable. If you find yourself being drawn to certain kinds of behavior or coping mechanisms, you have to try and sort the good from the bad as soon as possible.Image Source The bad When we deal with stress,…

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February 5, 2018
Read more about the article #Autism can be so goddamn frustrating at times
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#Autism can be so goddamn frustrating at times

I've spent the weekend working with Emmett on his make up work from school. While we were working through this pile of papers, I noticed a couple of things. I should begin by saying that we never made it through all the makeup work because of frustration and massive meltdowns. When Emmett works on things like math or sciences, he does quite well. When we works on anything that requires him to use something other than logic, he struggles. I learned something during this nightmarish battle over homework. Emmett excels in things that deal with facts and absolutes. Math, science and even spelling are all very ridged in the sense that there is a clear right and wrong. There's one right way to spell his spelling words and only one…

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February 4, 2018
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(Review) Adjustable Pillow by @eightsleep

This brief review is sponsored by Eight Sleep. They sent out their adjustable pillow for me to review and share my honest thoughts on. The opinions expressed are my own. https://youtu.be/DSLb_pISG8A Take $25 any Eight product, including smart mattresses, adjustable pillows, organic bed sheets and more! Use code SLEEPAFF25 Order Now The other day, FedEx dropped off a package from Eight Sleep. I've been anxiously awaiting for this box to arrive because it contains a new adjustable pillow from Eight Sleep. It's been a long week and I didn't get around to actually removing the pillow from its clear packaging until last night. I had originally planned on taking pictures of the pillow before trying it out for the night and finishing up this article. That plan changed because the…

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February 4, 2018
Read more about the article I had to tell my son he’s NOT a failure
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I had to tell my son he’s NOT a failure

I've been working with Emmett on wearing his new pants. It's not been an easy journey but I will cautiously say that we might be making a baby step forward. ☺ For those new to the party, Emmett is our 9 year old with Autism and significant Sensory Processing issues. Food and clothing are his mortal enemies. Food doesn't taste, smell, feel or look right and clothes make him itch. This has a profound impact on day to day life, especially when it comes to school. Apparently, the school requires clothes to be worn and there are many days where Emmett simply cannot wear clothes because the hurt. We recently had what I thought was our first successful shopping trip in regards to finding pants he will wear. He tried…

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February 4, 2018
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Prepaing the new school week

The boys had a pretty decent day. Gavin spent most of his time in his bedroom, most likely because he was on a mission to save the Universe from pending fake. Elliott and Emmett got along pretty well for most of the day. Emmett worked on some of his homework but towards the end of his time working on it, he became very stressed out and ended up having a decent size meltdown. Lizze is still under the weather but she's moving around a bit more. We have zero plans for tomorrow, aside from laundry and getting lunch supplies for the new school week. We're going to have to work with Emmett a bit because he will be returning to school Monday and he's going to be very nervous. I'm…

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February 3, 2018
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Teamwork is the only reason we survive

Lizze is still under the weather with a stomach thing and was unable to go with us to celebrate my Mom's birthday last night. She needed her rest and the best way to do that is without the kids bringing down the house around her. lol The boys and I had a lot of fun last night, a little too much fun actually. Holy crap were they bouncing off the walls both while we were there and when we got home. After a couple of hours, I had all I could take and we mad a graceful exit. There ended up being a ton of people present and that gets the boys overly excited. Bedtime was a serialistic nightmare but they did finally go to bed. Lizze didn't sleep well…

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February 3, 2018
Read more about the article It’s too painful to talk about
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It’s too painful to talk about

As time goes by, I'm becoming more and more concerned about Gavin. There isn't just one thing in particular that's got my stomach in knots but rather a conglomeration of symptoms that aren't sitting good with me. He's losing his already limited problem solving skills. I just watched him struggle to figure out how to open the door while he had things in his hands. All he had to do was simply move ome item to his other hand or put it down. Instead, he stood there not knowing what to do. He did eventually fumble his way to opening the door but it was very clear that he was struggling. I wasn't being a dick by letting him struggle. It's important to know where he is and what he's…

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February 2, 2018