I wanted to update everyone as to how Gavin has been doing the past few days.  There are two areas of major concern when it comes to my oldest son.  The first being his enormously complicated health problems and the second being his equally complicated mental health challenges. As far as the health side of things go,  he's been relatively stable for the past few days.  We have had periods of heart rates ranging from bradycardic to tachycardic and chest pain ranging from minor to more severe. Nothing was significant enough to warrant a trip to the hospital, so that's good.  On the other hand we have the behavioral side of things,  and that's a rather mixed bag. For the past day or so,  we have been tantrum free.  Gavin…

Today's #Autism Discussion is going to center around those embarrassing moments and #Autism victories.  We all experience moments like this.  We all find ourselves in embarrassing situations with our children with #Autism.  We also celebrate #Autism victories, both big and small.  We can share our stories and perhaps give each other a chuckle with an embarrassing moment or hope with your #Autism victories. 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

Just to lighten the mood,  I thought I would pose this question to you all.  Can you wear socks with sandals? Taking it one step further, should you wear sock with sandals? 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 grabbed this picture after Emmett fell asleep at naptime yesterday, while Gavin was at his infusion. I thought this was a really cute picture,  especially with Bella laying across his little legs.  :-) 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 snaked a really good deal at Giant Eagle yesterday. It was obviously mismarked but the store honored the price.  Yay me...... I took advantage of the BOGO and also grabbed this as well.  :-) 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

Lizze came home from Gavin's infusion at Akron Children's Hospital bringing news of how well Gavin did.  :-) This is really positive as Gavin doesn't always make the best choices while at the hospital.  She even said that things didn't go his way,  and yet he took it in stride.  Way to go Gavin.  :-) It's really nice to be able to post positive news in regards to Gavin.  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

Elliott and I did some running around after school today and one of those stops was Clear Water,  to fill up our water juggs.  I was teaching Elliott how to do this and it turned into a great example of an aspie trait. So,  looking at the picture,  do you notice anything? 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 was sitting here while Emmett fell asleep,  stressing out over all the various expenses I can't meet.  The thought popped into my head,  what would I do with $1,000,000? For me,  it's a lot like window shopping. I'm just sitting here thinking about all the things I would do with the $1,000,000 I don't have. I came up with following list: *these are in no particular order 1) I'd move my family to a safe neighborhood 2) I'd get Emmett into the preschool he needs but is too expensive 3) I would help my family 4) I would get Lizze a nice camera so she can pursue photography 5) I would get the kids the best, most awesome playground for the back yard 6) I would try to find…