Out of seemingly nowhere, Emmett has become extremely aggressive once again.  I don't know if you remember or not but for a long time, Emmett was very, very aggressive.  This was especially the case towards Lizze and Elliott.  This is quite scary for us because we thought we had put this behind us.  With that said, we are going to address the behaviors and assume that this is a transitional thing, at least for right now.  School just started and he's in the middle of a great deal of change.  Hopefully, we can help him to work through this trying time and get him out the other side.  This site is managed almost exclusively from my Galaxy S4. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired "Like" me…

Dylan Charles for Waking Times. New figures for autism prevalence amongst school-age children (2-17 years) in the United States were recently published in a report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). According to this new estimate, rates of autism…

Elliott brought this home from school today.  Lizze has been worried about Elliott's propensity to write things as though it's a mirrored image.  He's been doing this on and off for a few years now.  No one's been really concerned and everyone tells me that it's common, even in 1st grade. I have not been focusing on this too much, as I was told not to worry.. Lizze on the other hand, has stood her ground and remained concerned. After seeing this today, I'm honestly a bit concerned as well.  Would this worry you? Maybe we need to do some testing, just to make sure everything is okay.  I could use some advice....... This site is managed almost exclusively from my Galaxy S4. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me.…

As a victim of two spite calls so far this year, I'm left with a new perspective as well as with one burning question. Should the people that are making these ridiculous accusations, be held accountable for their actions? I'm sure there will be two schools of thought on this. The first one will likely come from those who have never been the victim of a spite call.  The truth is, this argument makes a great deal of sense as well.  If we hold people accountable or require these people to identify themselves with each complaint they make, we will likely discourage people from reporting things in general. How many kids would pay a price then? On the other hand, once you have been a victim of a spite call,…

I had a phone meeting with the Director of the Autism Society of Greater Akron this morning.  We were discussing the setup of a parent group in Canton, Ohio. My thought would be to run a group in a very similar fashion to what I do on this site or Facebook page. I would want this to be something that actually benefits the parents. I would love to hear your thoughts on what would benefit you personally.  Remember, this isn't necessarily about kids with Autism, but instead about the parents that raise them.  This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me

Today has not gone well. Emmett refused to go to school this morning.  We had to physically  carry him to and from the van. He's not complaining about his mouth hurting so we wanted him to go. One of the things that worry us is that he will miss to much school, as a result and since there is no medical reason to keep him home, we are trying to send him to school. When we got to the school, his teacher was able to get him excited about being there and all was once again right with the world. Have I said how much I love Summit Academy? This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired Visit…

While we were at Dr.  Patti's tonight, we learned the nature of the CPS inquiries about Lizze and I.  Basically what happened was someone filed a complaint about me because of a blog post I wrote last month.  I don't even remember what the whole post was about but it was one that I shared that sometimes I feel like I can't go on. The second post was one in which I expressed that I was frustrated and angry with Gavin because of his behaviors that day.  The context of that post was that I was trying to help people understand that it's okay to feel these things.  What matters the most is how you choose to deal with those feelings.  This is not an uncommon message to read here.…

The boys have therapy again tonight and afterwards, it's straight to bed. I'm completely exhausted and I'm ready for the day to be over.  I haven't heard back from CPS but I did hear back from John's Hopkins today and I have some news on that front.  Look for that a bit later tonight. I just want to make it through the rest of the day and I'll get to the rest of the updates.  :-) This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me