Overstimulation? What the heck is that? Tonight marks the end of a very long 4 day weekend.  This weekend was filled with lots of play and excitement for the boys.  On Saturday, the boys played all day with their cousins from Colorado.  They had so much fun.  I wish their cousins lived closer so that they could play more often.  Today, the boys spent time with my parents.  They had tons of fun and came home exhausted and ready to eat dinner.  All of this was great but it did unfortunately, lead to both boys but especially Emmett, being completely overstimulated. Overstimulation historically leads to meltdowns and out evening was full of them. For those of you new to the Autism game, let me try to explain what overstimulation is…

Slim Carbon Fiber Flip Case for the Galaxy Note 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYUh-Hls8-o I was lucky enough to be sent the Slim Carbon Fiber Flip Case to review. This Samsung Galaxy Note 2, courtesy ofMobileFun.com. This is a very nice and professional looking case. It actually protects the amazing Galaxy Note 2, without causing the little scuffs and scratches that can be cause by other cases. The case itself is about $27 shipped from the UK. This is a really good price, especially for being internationally shipped.

In an effort to further spread #Autism Awareness into the general public and provide my readers with products that can benefit their families, I will be reviewing more and more tech products and hosting more giveaways. This may sound a bit off topic but there is a huge tech community out there. If the point of Autism Awareness is to help educate the public and show them what Autism is like in real life, then we need to engage with influential groups of people on a personal level. I have found amazing success with this approach. However, since I have stopped actively developing ROM's for Android powered Smartphones, I feel like I've lost touch with that community. The Android community has been hugely supportive of my quest to spread Autism…

I don't normally post articles like this but for this, I'll make an exception.  I think that every hard working American should be pissed off and boycotting Facebook. At a time when our country is facing economic turmoil, how can we allow Facebook to skate by without have to pay a single dime in taxes.  If that doesn't make you angry enough, they're even getting a half a billion dollar tax return. Our government needs to be held accountable for this and Facebook should be made to pay the piper. The below article is courtesy of FoxNews.com All credit goes to FoxNews.com and the original article can be found here. Facebook paid no taxes despite record profits Saturday, February 16, 2013 FoxNews.com Despite earning more than $1 billion in profits…

When we repainted our house a few years ago, I was really careful not muck up the walls.  I was always reminding the kids not to touch the walls. Anyone with kids can probably guess how well that went. Back then, I couldn't recognize a losing battle when I saw it, and trust me, this was a losing battle.  Having said that, I've grown a great deal since then and not just in the waistline.  While it took a little while for me to realize that the marks in the walls gave our house character, I see that now.  Looking back on how I tried to protect the freshly painted walls, I feel silly for putting so much weight on something that mattered not.  Fast forward a few years and…