I wanted to update you all as to what has gone on in the current team building quest at the Cleveland Clinic.  We got a call today from endocrinology and have an appointment for this Thursday. That's unbelievably quick and not a moment too soon.  We are waiting to hear back from psychiatry and her OB/GYN.  She needs appointments with them as well this week.  I don't know how I'm going to get her there but hopefully something with work out and I will be able to make these appointments work. She can't afford to wait...  I'll carry her on my back if I have to.  She needs this and I'm gonna figure out a way to put has in the car and get her there.  If you don't mind…

Sometimes I can't believe what I'm willing to do to get my kids to eat dinner.  As many of you out there are familiar with, feeding a kid on the Autism Spectrum can be difficult. As a parent that really tries to feed my kids healthy foods, I hate making some of the compromises I have to in order to get them to eat. I suppose it's a lesser of two evils kinda thing.  Sigh.... Last night, I tried several different things before stumbling on this delicious combination.  Chocolate chip waffles and garlic bread.... This site is managed via WordPress for Android, courtesy of the @SamsungMobileUS Galaxy Note 2 by @Tmobile. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Check out my #Autism Awareness Store to find really cool…

I wanted to talk to you about how I'm going to be doing things for a little while.  Let me be a bit more specific.  I want to talk to you about how I'm going to be doing things with my writing.  Through some miracle, people like listening to what I have to say.  I can't honestly say why but I'm grateful and amazed nonetheless.  In order to continue Lost and Tired's exponential growth, I would need to branch out and embrace more of the available social media.  It's seems that most people on the Web, in similar positions to me,  focus on one main area.  For example, some really good friends of mine do amazing things on Facebook or Google+.  They have an enormous following on these platforms and…

Originally, Gavin was supposed to come home tonight and stay through part of the week.  Lizze's parents were originally supposed to be going out of town for something. However, it looks as though plans have changed and they won't be going.  This means that Gavin doesn't have to come home after all.  While I may sound like a terrible parent for being happy about that, it's certainly not because I don't love him or want to see him.  With Gavin, comes lots of behavioral problems, especially when he's at home. He's very aggressive and has explosive rages and lots of tantrums when he doesn't get his way.  He's a very destabilizing force when he's at home.  So yes, I'm happy that we won't have to endure that.  However, at the…

Mondays are traditionally not good days for the Lost and Tired family.  This holds true today once again.  However, on the lighter, more positive side of things, Elliott got off to school without a problem.  He did a really good job of getting ready without any hassle.  On a day like today, I have to focus on something positive and anytime that Elliott gets ready for school without a problem, is a positive thing.  As Lizze would say, getting Elliott off to school today was easy peasy. This site is managed via WordPress for Android, courtesy of the @SamsungMobileUS Galaxy Note 2 by @Tmobile. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Check out my #Autism Awareness Store to find really cool and unique #Autism Awareness Clothing and Accessories,…

Lizze was already done for the day when I struggled to wake her up this morning.  She's in bad shape today and went back to bed because it's the only thing that she could really do.  She did manage to make contact with the doctors at the Cleveland Clinic this morning, she was supposed.  She had to make the initial contact and then give consent for me to take over.  We are now waiting for returned calls and appointment times.  Her OB/GYN wants these appointments as soon as humanly possible because as long as this goes untreated, Lizze's body is being destroyed from the inside out.  Because of everything going on, she needs to employ a team of doctors to address the different parts of this, from different angles.  I…

Alyssa Z is an Autistic friend of mine who struggles with sensory processing issues. We spoke awhile back about the topic of sensory processing disorder and she wanted to share her personal insight and advice in an effort to help parents that are trying to help their kids with sensory processing issues. You can find her personal blog here: Yes, That Too. I would like to thank Alyssa for reaching out and help parents like myself with their spectrum kids by providing invaluable insight and advice. :-) Sensory Processing Dysfunction Clothing: Certain fabrics can be problems. Which ones will vary from person to person, but don't try to make someone wear a fabric that is a sensory issue. Finding different clothes is worth it. Learning how to make them yourself…