We used to go to the Cleveland Zoo a few times a year.  However,  as this life becomes a bit more complicated for us,  we don't get out as much.  Sometimes we have to improvise and try and incorporate other things where we can,  when we can. For example, sometimes we can substitute a trip to the zoo with a trip to the pet store. **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for Android

Fridays plans have had to change.  When we arrived home today from picking up Lizze,  we were met with a surprise. Dominion left a little present in the form of a shut off tag. Truth be told,  we have always struggled to meet our expenses,  at least more recently.  However,  since the van was stolen,  things have been a bit more challenging. That goddamn van getting stolen is like the gift that keeps on giving. I managed to get it turned back on but not until tomorrow,  sometime between the hours of 7am and 11pm. I explained that I really could use it back on tonight but they weren't moved. We sent Gavin and Elliott to Lizze's parents because they need showers and baths.  Her mom is taking them to…

Lizze's first headache infusion session has seen some positive results. They started her off on the meds see ended on theater time around.  Tomorrow is the final treatment and I'm really hopeful to see continued success. Emmett and I surprised Lizze by picking her up after the appointment.  My mom was supposed to pick her up but I called her off.  Emmett was so worried about his Mommy.  He held her hand and helped her to the van.  He made me so friggin' proud.  We got Lizze home and she slept till dinner.  She's feeling a little better and we are of course,  watching Supernatural and enjoying the quite. **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for Android

Today's Victory is brought to you by Mr. Elliott Richard.  It may be possible that the meds are actually working.  I hate even saying that outloud because I don't want to jinx myself. He came home from school today,  changed his clothes and I found his school binder set out on the couch for me to look through. This has never happened before. I only heard him whine once today. Knock on wood but I think we are on to something.  :-) **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for Android

I haven't mentioned this before because,honestly,  I was trying to pretend that this hadn't happened.  Unfortunately,  it's continuing to come up and so I had to address it,  regardless of my reservations. There are some things that I never wanted to ever hear come out of my child's mouth.  Sometimes, things just don't go as planned.   Instead, at times,  it prefers to dictate the direction I will be taking. I can usually cope with these times pretty well. However,  when life throws curveballs at my kids,  I don't always cope well. About two months ago, Elliott came to me and told me that he's seeing things. I asked him what he meant because I was hoping we weren't going in the direction Gavin has gone.  Gavin suffers from schizoaffective disorder…

As many of you know already,  kids with #Autism can very often have little quirks.  For those of you unfamiliar with Autism,  I thought I would help you understand what I mean when I say quirks. When I think of quirks,  I think little oddities that seem to make up part of someone's personality. In Emmett’s case,  he has quite a few quirks.  Some are cute and even a bit endearing,  while others can almost interfere with his life at times.  For the purposes of this post,  I want to share one of Emmett's more consistent little quirks. While he doesn't do this all the time anymore,  he does it more often than not. Emmett hates and I mean hates getting anything on his shoes. Recently,  he has been doing…

I thought I would update you on Elliott experience with Risperdal thus far.  Yesterday evening,  we began to notice Elliott becoming very um.....hyper.  I was at an appointment last night and Lizze was saying that Elliott was bouncing off the walls....literally.  He would literally,  run into the wall.  Now Risperdal isn't an antidepressant,  so I'm not real sure what's going on.  I would better understand if it was an antidepressant,  as that would point back to the whole bipolar thing. This has me confused and concerned.  This morning,  he seemed to do pretty well.  In fact,  I didn't have to fight him on anything,  now that I think about it. Perhaps,  last night was unrelated and just your run of the mill overstimulation.  Well,  here's to hoping....  :-) **Thanks for…