This will be a super quick, down and dirty update. Today we had our return to speech and OT.  Gavin and Elliott both did great in OT, however,  Gavin could not make it through speech without freaking out. Elliott did fantastic today and I'm extremely proud of him..  Hopefully, Gavin will have a better time next week.  Here is a compilation of photos from today's appointment.  **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store 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 is working against me.

Gavin has been off his blood pressure for only a day and he has already crashed.  This afternoon,  he had an autonomic crisis. Basically,  this means that his blood pressure suddenly crashed and he got sick and nearly passed out.  We happen to be in the car at the time and we had to pull over and part at Best Buy and let Gavin stabalize.  He couldn't physically hold himself up and it took about 30 minutes to get him stabilized and thankfully he didn't actually vomit.  That would have likely meant a trip to the hospital.  He seems to be doing fine now,  however this does raise some concern for the trip to Cleveland in the morning.  I have significant concerns about how he will handle the ride up…

The boys and I have arrived at speech and OT a little bit early.  Elliott and Gavin are both excited and ready to go. I inquired about Emmett once again and I'm waiting to hear back.  I hope to hear back ASAP because Emmett desperately needs to return to therapy.  What's the point of winning a battle with the insurance company if they don't process the paperwork.  He was approved at the beginning of May and it's now July. This is unacceptable and I will tolerate this no further.  **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung's Galaxy S III. Please forgive any…

Today is a big day for the Lost and Tired family. Gavin makes his return to occupational and speech therapy.  Elliott will begin occupational therapy for the first time. This should make a big difference in both their lives and hopefully provide an important outlet for the energies as well. I'm a bit concerned about Gavin,  only because of,  well,  all his health issues. He's not only his blood pressure meds right now and I don't know how he will handle this. Elliott on the other hand will likely be very nervous and extremely anxious as well. **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy…

Folks, I wanted to notify you of some changes in the privacy policy.. Currently, you have to be a member to even view the forums. This was carried over from the Facebook support forums and isn't really necessary anymore. The reason it was present on the Facebook group was because people are using their real names and not screen names. The Autism Help Forums provide a variety of ways to hide your identity should you want to do so. I find myself in a position where I think that the locked down nature of this forum is actually hurting it and I feel compelled to address this issue. However, at the same time, I want to respect everyone's right to privacy. So here's what I going to do. As of…

We took the boys to the playground for a little while last night.  They needed the time to just play.  However,  Emmett fell and got hurt within the first 5 minutes.  He was quite the little trooper because he didn't want want to go home.  He wanted to play still.  Way to shake that one off Emmett.  He's okay though.  It looks really painful but he seems to be doing just fine with it.  **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store 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 is working against me.

Emmett's favorite song in the world is the Double Rainbow song. If by some fluke you haven't heard it, go to YouTube and a do a search. Emmett is so stinkin cute and is really enjoying himself. I hope this brings a smile to your face as it does to mine. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pf-0eDOIzA[/youtube]

There are so many misconceptions about #Autism that I could write a post everyday for the rest of my life and not be able to address them all. If I'm being honest,  I learn something new,  every single day.  My kids are always teaching me something that I didn't know. #Autism is something that is truly mysterious and challening but can very often lend itself to amazing things. My boys prove this to me time and time again,  especially with their creativity. Today Elliott used this workbook that Lizze had and created this picture for me.  He said it was because of how much he loved me.  I thought that was really nice of him and I was so happy that he thought of me. This was something that out…