Do you ever find yourself wishing that you could talk to someone that understands? Someone that get's it. Personally, I know what that's like and I decided to do something about it. I want to encourage everyone to join the My Autism Help Forums. The My Autism Help Forums are designed by me and run on the industry standard forum software, vBulletin. Because I own, manage and enforce rules in the forums, they are a safe place to speak your mind, vent or ask/answer questions. There is a zero tolerance for bullying or harassing. I want everyone to feel free to share without fear of repercussions from other members. We don't always have to agree with each other. I do however, require that you treat everyone with dignity and respect.   The forums are readable by…

I wanted to share another piece of Emmett artwork.  This is another finger painting masterpiece that he made.  It's always really cool for me to see what his beautiful mind cooks up.  This site is managed via WordPress for Android, courtesy of the @SamsungMobileUS Galaxy Note 2 by @Tmobile. Please forgive any typos. I know how to spell but auto-correct hates me.  ;-) For more ways to help the Lost and Tired family, please visit Help the Lost and Tired Family.

I realize that by putting myself out there like this, I open myself up to people's opinions. Usually, I do think have a problem with hearing what my readers think. In fact, I actually like hearing from people and learning what they think.  Many times, I'm met with incredible insight and amazing advice. Having said that, recently there seems to be a great deal of negative, to the point I actually made my YouTube channel private. You would not believe the hateful comments I received from people who took the videos out of context and failed to see what I was trying to do.  I didn't even respond to them and even stopped reading them altogether. I even get comments from people on the blog who read one or two…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-WF-tofchs This site is managed via WordPress for Android, courtesy of the @SamsungMobileUS Galaxy Note 2 by @Tmobile. Please forgive any typos. I know how to spell but auto-correct hates me.  ;-) For more ways to help the Lost and Tired family, please visit Help the Lost and Tired Family.

As parents, we always want what's best for our kids.  When you are a special needs Parent, and you child is autistic, things aren't always that cut and dry. We hear alot of people talking about success or independence, in regards to our children's future, but what does that even mean? When it comes down  to it, what do you want most for your child's future? I've given this a great deal of thought over the years, especially in regards to Gavin.  I know in my heart that Elliott and Emmett will do well as they get older. Gavin in the other hand,  faces challenges that few other people face, especially at such a young age.  Between Gavin's fragile health and complex and sometimes scary mental health, Gavin’s future is…