I can't think of a better a better way to start the day than with one of Gavin's meltdowns.  It's even better after a night of no sleep.  Of course,  this is pure sarcasm and I'm choosing to try and be humorous about this because I can't afford to go the other way.  Gavin freaked out this morning over what he was wearing to school. Today is spring picture day and the boys are allowed to wear a dress shirt to school,  instead of their uniform shirts. In all the years Gavin has been in school,  he has always worn his uniform shirt for pictures.  It's just one of those things he was more comfortable doing.  This morning,  he decided that he was going to wear his Super Mario t-shirt. …

I know it's no secret that life with an Autistic child can be challenging.  I also know that for some,  myself included,  that can be a gross understatement. There are so many days that I feel like I just can't continue.  The struggles are just to great and I don't know if I can find the strength to get up,  even just one more time. Sometimes,the last few hours of the day are the absolute most difficult to survive. I know at least some of you out there understand what I'm talking about. While everything I said is the truth,  at least my truth,  there is one exception. Every night,  when I check on my babies,  the very same ones that were driving me crazy all day long, I see…

As if Monday's weren't traditionally bad enough for the Lost and Tired family.  Today we're starting things off with Emmett beginning a new fever cycle. This may explain his behavior as of late. In some weird and probably inappropriate way it's sorta like PMS for him.  He gets really moody and very easily agitated. About a week later,  he seems to his his fever cycle.  Like I said, weird and inappropriate,  but it's the only way I can think to describe it.  Hopefully,  the rest of the week gets a bit better or at least doesn't get any worse. **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for Android so please forgive the typos. Auto-correct and I don't get…

Yesterday, I posted a picture showing you a moment from Emmett's perspective. Now it's my turn to show you a moment from my perspective.

Today's Victory is brought to you by Gavin. Gavin has a lot of challenges in his young life. He struggles with behavioral issues and has, several times, in the past been hospitalized for those behavioral issues. However, today is a day that I want to celebrate because Gavin had an absolutely perfect day. While we never stride or push for perfection, that doesn't mean we will discourage it. In fact, I want to share with everyone, just how proud of him I am. Today, Gavin was a fine example for his younger brothers. This isn'talways the case but today was a very big exception. We had no meltdowns from him today and he was instrumental in many of today's activities. Great job Gavin... :)

Today was a beautiful day. It actually approached 70F outside today. I couldn't pass up the chance to get to the boys outside for a little while. We went out into the backyard and spent some time playing, cleaning up and having fun. They got to chase the dogs around for quite some time before coming back into the house for some snacks. Dare I say it? It was a normal afternoon.