Lizze and I really stressed over the whole trick or treat thing.  We really felt like we were in a no win situation. In hindsight,  I'm glad we decided to allow Gavin to go trick or treating.  Yes,  he drove me crazy all...day.... long but he had a good time.  So far he seems to be doing well.  He went to bed without any problems at all.  When you are a special needs parent,  you have to sometimes aggonize over the decisions that come more easily to others.  We have to think through all the possible consequences of making a particular decision.  The really tough part is that there is rarely ever,  a clear- cut,  right or wrong answer. In the end all you can do is at the cards…

Finally,  Elliott is going to be evaluated for speech and OT this afternoon.  While he doesn't struggle as much as his oldest and youngest brother,  I think he would still benefit from OT especially. Hopefully,  this can help him to cope a little better with the sensory related things as well as his anxiety.  Anything we can do to lighten his load will benefit him tremendously. - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. So please forgive the spelling ;-) Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a…

Well, we survived 12 blocks of trick or treating. We started at my parents house and walked to Lizze's aunt and grandmother's house. The kids did pretty well. Gavin seem to have coped pretty good as well. With any luck he will be just fine. No one was participating this year. I think we only hit about a dozen houses in total. Lizze managed to walk the whole way but is now paying a pretty heavy price. We also took Maggie along with us this year and she did really good. The kids are bouncing off the walls right now but I'm expecting them to crash anytime now... ;-) Lizze is out for the night and I will be alone with my thoughts....a very scary place to be...   -…

Lizze and I have been trying to work with Maggie as we have been having some issues,  since all the violence has been spilling over on to our street.  She is fiercely protective and so she has been....on edge lately.  When we leave to go anywhere,  she gets stressed out and chews on things she shouldn't.  Kenels don't hold her as she will literally bend the Steele frame and get out.  So Lizze and I have tried something new.  We playfully refer to it as the offering. Basically, we are trying to provide her with some comfort while we are gone....  So far,  it has worked beautifully. The offering,  typically consists of egg beater dipped in aittle bit of peanut butter. There is a side of bananas as well.  Then…

Perhaps I'm a bit biased but honestly,  is it even possible to get any cuter?  I think not.... - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. So please forgive the spelling ;-) Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

Lizze and. I have decided to let Gavin go trick or treating today.  It seems like the lesser or two evils.  We will however,  be limiting his time out,  so as not to push our luck.  Even with the limitations in place,  I have no idea how this is going to go.  We just decided that in the event Gavin is in worse shape next year,  that he should have the chance be a kid. It's not a perfect solution but it does feel right.  Sometimes that's the only thing we have to go on. - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version…

This is another guests post by Jeff Stimpson. The Marketplace My son Alex (13, PDD-NOS) and I are in a new neighborhood supermarket for chicken spice, a chicken, lemons, beer (for me), frozen beans, assorted stuff. Then two guys, both taller than Alex and one with a Mohawk, loom into sight. They’re eating hamburgers. Who eats hamburgers in a grocery store? In my opinion as a seasoned New Yorker they’re just kind of looking for trouble. One of them bumps Alex near the milk and doesn’t say “excuse me.” In the chips aisle they’re with a woman. Their mom? She’s muttering about snack food and doesn’t seem to understand that these two boys have noticed Alex and that one of them seems to be prancing and flailing his arms like…

We are T-minus 2 hours until trick or treat and the kids are already bouncing off the walls,  some literally.  Lizze had to receive a shot for her almost 6 week old migraine that has her out like a light.  I'm hoping it helps and I also that I can actually wake her up to go with us. Sometimes I wish we lived in a bubble that filtered out all of these holidays that cause my kids to temporarily lose their minds and go crazy.  I hope we make it through the other side of this tunnel in one piece. I told you that I would be singing a different tune once they started bouncing off the walls.  :-( - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs…