I met with Dr.  Patti tonight as pretty much everyone else in the Lost and Tired house is sick.  This gave me an opportunity to speak with her about things without any distractions. The topic was of course,  Gavin. We discussed Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)  and I gained some more insight into what Gavin's behaviors are doing to our family.  The truth is and Carl,  maybe you can back me up on this,  Gavin is attempting to divide Lizze and myself.  In some cases he is actually succeeding. That has to change and change immediately. Dr. Patti explained that this is very common in RAD kids.  Typically, the mother is the target and they do it in such a way that no one else ever witnesses anything.  That's exactly what's…

Dear God, I feel like we need to have a talk once again.  This isn't the first time we have spoken and I really thought we were on the same page. Clearly that's not the case. My intention is not to question you but I have to admit that I have a few questions. As you are no doubt aware,  raising special needs children is far from easy.  There really needs to be some type of divine intervention in some cases. Like many other parents, I accept and love my kids for the amazing gifts they are.  That's beyond contestation. I think that I'm doing a pretty good job,  all things considered. I'm sure you recall that I made a request back in the beginning of this journey you have…

I can't believe I neglected to announce this yesterday but better late than never.  I mentioned yesterday that Emmett blood panel came back and we heard from his immunologist. As you may or may not recall, Emmett had allergies to milk,  lactose,  egg and soy.  This has been very difficult to accommodate without going vegan. We managed to make it work for the last 3 years or so but at a huge expense.  Having said that,  we received word yesterday that Emmett is now, completely allergy free, at least as far as food goes.  This should make life, just a little bit easier. He is no longer limited to things like coconut milk based products. Those are insanely overpriced as you can see here in this picture.  This ice cream…

Today's #Autism Discussion is about support. As a special needs family, sometimes we need help.  The question is, when you need help,  can you find it? Does your special needs family get the support it needs? Are your friends and family supportive?  How about other organizations,  churches, schools etc? This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung’s Galaxy S III. Please forgive any typos. I do know how to spell but auto-correct hate me. Please join our Autism Help Forums Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store

I have been toying around with setting up a local support group for those of us  in my general geographic region. I wanted to find out if anyone would be interested in something like this. I think the tone of the group would be that of this blog. It would be nice to make some local connections and it would reinforce that we are alone. I'm aware that there is much out there, at least in the Canton, Ohio area, in the way of support for #Autism and the families of those touched by it. If we do this, I would require the same that I require on this site. Everyone is treated with respect and no one is torn down for their personal beliefs on things like vaccines etc. If you…

So Gavin brought something home that he had been working on at school. I didn't realize just how big this was, until I saw him unfold this thing.  Gavin has a been in a very long term relationship with all things Sonic the Hedgehog for as long as I can remember. He created this work of art to decorate his bedroom door. He was anxious for pictures to be taken and displayed on my blog.  Please feel free to leave your positive feedback in the comments below.  He loves to read what you folks think of his creations.  :-) This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung’s Galaxy S III. Please forgive any typos. I do know how to spell but auto-correct hate me. Please join our Autism…

We got some good news today from the immunologist in regards to Emmett.  You may remember that he recently had a follow up appointment and there was concern that Emmett may have herpes and something called Natural Killer Cells. The doctor was concerned that Emmett may have somehow contracted Herpes and that these cycles were more like outbreaks and the sores in his mouth were actually brought on by the Herpes simplex virus. In a rare,  positive twist of fate, it turns that we know for sure that Emmett doesn't have Herpes.  That's awesome..  We had no idea where that would have come anyways.  He also doesn't have whatever the heck that Natural Killer Cells thing either. I'm thrilled to get this news,  I really am.  However,  much like a…