I wanted to let everyone know that my goal going forward is to simply ignore those people that are negative.  I'm not just talking a difference of opinion either.  Everyone has a right to their own opinion and I respect that. What I'm referring to are those people that have it in there head that I'm a bad person and a terrible parent.  These people simply don't understand what's going on and are either taking things out of context or simply not bothering to read more in depth before posting their negative feedback.  These comments are pretty easy to spot because they are usually focused on the same thing, regardless of whether or not it's relavent to the topic being discussed. It's like a scratched record. This probably happens to…

Gavin had a totally awesome day today. He's been making really good choices and has been a big help around the house. I fully expect that we'll have our share of bad days but that will just make the good ones even better. Right now Gavin's in a pretty good place. He's still every bit as psychotic as he's ever been but it's not very dark and it's relatively non-violent. He's also doing his best to contain his visibly challenged friends to his room. They don't always listen to him but he's trying and I give him all the credit in the world. Lizze and I are both really proud of him. We always try to make sure he knows that as well. He hasn't had a major tantrum in…

Lizze and I have had a whole evening to ourselves. This almost never happens but it did tonight. We won't even have kids again until sometime Saturday and we have Lizze's parents to thank for this.  We were able to get out for a little while tonight and forgot about all the stress and impossible situations that await us at home.Normal is a very subjective term. Having said that, sometimes it's nice to feel normal, just for a little while. It's nice to go out and spend time with my wife.  It's sorta like recharging the soul and gaining the strength to move forward. With any luck, we'll make it through the whole night and some of tomorrow before the boys return. Don't get me wrong, I love my kids…

I wanted to touch base with all of you and let you know that I'm still here.  :-) Normally I write more often than this but today has been a challenging one.  It's nothing we can't handle though. We had some people try to bring us down but Lizze and I aren't going to let that happen.  Here's the thing.  There will always be people that will try to bring you down. When you're in a position like I am and many of you are, it's easy the take those things to heart because we already feel needless guilt for a million different reasons.  It's all part of the special needs parenting package. I chose to just rock on with what I'm doing because regardless of what anyone says or…

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Gavin has an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic. This one is for Urology and it's purpose is to address his bladder control issues. Dr.  Moodley, his autonomic specialist, wants to make sure that there isn't a physical problem with his bladder. The most likely cause of this bladder control problem is the autonomic dysfunction. However, we do need to rule everything else out first. From a psychological perspective, this type of issue is very common with Reactive Attachment Disorder kids and is a willful act. Our goal as this point is to simply rule out a physical problem with his bladder.  Anyway, I made the appointments and put them in the calendar. I say appointments because he actually has 3 of them.  He's having an xray and ultrasound done prior…

People ask me what I like most, if anything about my life. That's a really loaded question but one that easy to answer. I thought I would share this video I shot of Emmett yesterday.  This is just one of the reasons I love my life.  Just try to watch this without smiling, I dare you.  :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6E22mURBjI&feature=youtube_gdata_player 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