Gavin's having a rough day.  He's been very, very bossy with his brothers.  They aren't liking this much and Gavin just doesn't seem to get it.  There's been a bit of tension and a few timeouts. I'm not sure what's gotten in to him today but he's being a little stinker........ 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

One of my goals for this site is to help spread accurate Autism Awareness.  This involves sharing information about Autism that is not based on opinion or stereotype. Today's Autism fact is one that I feel is extremely important and very commonly ignored. Autism affects roughly 2,000,000 people in the United States alone.  Each one of those people touched by Autism, it's impacted in a different way.  Simply because two people share the same diagnosis, doesn't mean they share all the same symptoms and characteristics. Every person with Autism has their own personality and unique state of being.  Assuming that everyone with Autism is the same is completely erroneous.  Each person is unique and  very likely has unique needs.  It's best to recognize every person with Autism as a unique…

Let's be honest, most of us have experienced moments with our Autistic child that were embarrassing.  Being embarrassed is a natural  human response and nothing to be ashamed of.  I thought that we could share our embarrassing moments.  Chances are we could all use a laugh.  I'll share mine with you first. This involves Gavin and a trip to the local Chinese buffet.  When we were being seated by the hostess, Gavin said, in a really loud voice, "hey you all look exactly the same".  I wanted to crawl into a hole and die.  How about you? 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…

I haven't done one of these in a while.  However, while at Dr. Pattie's office yesterday I snapped this picture.  I was taking pictures of Elliott and Emmett having a noodle fight. If you look in the background, you'll see Gavin doing God only knows what.  It's pretty funny because I didn't even notice this until after the fact.  I think Gavin was pretending to run away scared. Honestly, I don't care what he was actually doing because he was having fun and wasn't hurting anyone. I thought you all might get a smile out of this one. I know I did.  :-) 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…

As per our Tuesday night ritual, we met with Dr. Pattie.  We were discussing Elliott and his anxiety.  Dr.  Pattie gave us a few things that we can try, that will help to empower Elliott.  I'll let you know how that goes.  The discussion spun back around to Gavin and how he's doing at home. Behaviorally, I can't complain because he's doing really well.  That said, we are having problems as a result of his missing filter and current psychological status. Gavin's never had much of a filter and simply says whatever he's thinking.  He has no concept of what appropriate is, especially in mixed company. I don't think that he intends to offend or upset anyone, at least not all the time. He's essentially a 13 year old toddler…

This evening, Gavin went down into the basement, all by himself and cleaned out the litter box. Our basements a bit on the creepy side but he didn't let that stop him. He says that he enjoys cleaning out the litter box.  I'm not sure that I'm happy he enjoys it because that seems a bit strange but I'm thrilled that he's taking this on and learning something new.  To some people, this may jot seem like a big deal.  In truth, I suppose it isn't.  Having said that, what is really wonderful about this is the fact that despite his continued regression, he's able to still learn new things.  As far as I'm concerned, this goes into the victory column. Great job Gavin..... While this picture has nothing to…

While at therapy tonight, the boys discovered that Dr. Pattie had some pool noodles.  We let Elliott and Emmett sorta go at it for a little while.  They had a ton of safe but physical fun. 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

How many of you have had your relationships with others affected by Autism? I know how stressful raising 3 children with Autism is for me and my marriage is not exempt from feeling that strain. Lizze and I don't always get along. In fact, the strain, stress and constant sleep deprivation has taken its toll on our marriage. We love each other and will be celebrating our 10th anniversary in a little over a month, but to say that our marriage hasn't been impacted would not be true. We've lost touch with friends and family as well.  I would even go so far as to say that some relationships simply were not strong enough to weather the special needs Autism journey.  Lizze and I both have been unfriended on Facebook…