After meeting with Dr.  Reynolds this afternoon, the general consensus about Elliott is that he is severely depressed.  That probably won't come as a shock for some of you but it was devastating for me as his father hear that.  Dr.  Reynolds is very concerned at this point and that concerns me.  In our 7 year history with him, he's been pretty conservative. He's not one to throw labels around.  Anyway, the problem is, aside from the obvious, that Elliott can't take any type of SSRI. You may recall the whole Zoloft incident last year.  If not, just search for in the the search bar on the left. This doesn’t leave many options. Wellbutrin is the best option. The problem is that it isn't typically used on kids and it's…

Lizze, myself and Emmett have arrived at Dr.  Reynolds stunning new office and are waiting to be seen for Elliott's appointment.  As we're sitting here, we realized we forgot something, rather someone.  That someone is Elliott.  Panic sets in as I was thinking we forgot him at home. Then I remember, Elliott is at school, safe and sound.  Nevertheless, we did forget him.  Hopefully, we can conduct the appointment without him.  It's for the best anyway.  Elliott has been missing school to much this school year and we need to avoid that whenever possible. I think that the only reason we momentarily panicked was due to sheer exhaustion. 

Elliott made his triumphant return to school this morning after a two week Christmas break. I thought we would have more of a problem this morning but he did amazingly well. He seemed almost excited to be back.  :-) I'm super proud of him.

Today marks the return of the school day.  This is a good news/bad news kinda thing.  I'm pretty excited about this because while I will miss Elliott, he needs the routine and normalcy of school.  I don't know how excited he is to go back but it's definitely the best thing for him right now. Gavin, while at his grandparents, will be returning to school as well.  He loves school so I can see him being really excited about returning.  I opened with something about good news/bad news. You see, the good news is that the boys are getting back to their normal.  The bad news is that the boys are getting back to their normal routine. I know, pretty confusing right? It's actually pretty simple.  Typically, kids with #Autism…

I wanted to share this picture from either Christmas or New Year's. I can't remember and I'm to look at the Meta data. :-) Anyways, just look at Emmett's face and he's goofing around with my dad. I love to see him smile and my dad is really good at making him smile.  :-)

When you're a special needs family, it can be tough to find activities that can bring everyone together, regardless of their personal challenges. With Lizze being in so much pain all the time, it can be hard for her to find something to do with two very active little boys with #Autism.  One of the things she has found to help bridge that gap is the xbox 360.  Today, on a day that was particularly bad for her, pain-wise, she was able to engage with Emmett by playing a game with him on the xbox 360. It was fun for both of them and it was a pain free experience.  Emmett really enjoyed his time with Mommy.