As intelligent and wise as Elliott is, especially for a 6 year old, he clearly doesn't understand some things as well as I thought. When I say Elliott is wise, I mean that.  He's very difficult to talk to about some things because he wants grownup explanations for things and simply won't settle for anything else.  Sometimes that's okay and other times, not so much.  Even his psychologist has trouble explaining things to him at times because he's not satisfied with the answer because he knows there's more to it than that. This is one of Elliott's aspergers traits.  The truth is, if you talked to him like an adult, he would better understand what your trying to tell him.. Unfortunately, it's easy to forget that he is only 6…

I wanted to start this and see if there's any interest.  Basically, I'll issue a challenge and that challenge is intended to pay it forward.  You'd be surprised to know how a simple gesture can make or break someone's day.  To test this out, I'm challenging all of you to return the grocery cart back to the inside of the store, or at least the outside rack, when your done with it.  Someone has to go out and collect all the carts when they are left in the parking lot.  I personally, always try to return the cart myself so that it makes life a little bit easier for the person who has to collect them.  Whenever they see me do that, they always smile and say thank you.  It's…

Maggie and Bella look so innocent, just sleeping all curled up with each other.  You never suspect that Bella pee'd on the floor this morning and Maggie was "playing"  with the kittens again.  Nope, they just look sweet and innocent.  Do you have any sweet and innocent looking pets that are anything but sweet and innocent? I'd love to hear your story.  :-)

I just want to give a huge shout out to Mr. Elliott Richard.  He took his pill tonight and did a fantastic job doing so.  This is the equation for success: Tiny Pill + Chocolate Pudding = Happy Elliott.  I'm really proud of him.  I would also like to thank Giant Eagle for having pudding on sale at 4 packs for $1. :-)

I just returned from the store and was reminded of just how challenging having a child with #Autism and food allergies is.  Elliott, my 6 year old prince with aspergers, has been diagnosed with tree nut allergies.  This has thrown our grocery shopping into a tailspin. Elliott was a picky eater before the allergies were discovered.  He has a host of sensory issues and is very sensitive to things like color, taste, smell and texture.  We have now had to eliminate a huge amount of things that he would actually eat because they contain ingredients that that pose a serious health hazard.  Getting Elliott to eat now is like trying to get our dogs to do chores around the house, a pipe dream.  We have to give him PediaSure every…

The Game Cube crisis has been averted. I was chatting with my friend Chloe last night and she suggested checking the Google Play store.  I can't believe that I hadn't thought of that before.  On Chloe's suggestion, I checked the Play Store and sure enough, I found Super Monkey Ball 2. I downloaded it and Elliott was in 7th heaven. He's just as happy with Super Monkey Ball 2 on his tablet. . Thanks Chloe...  :-)