Before anyone hates me, I'm not anti-imaginary friends.  Let me explain my problem so that everyone can retract their claws.  The problem is not with imaginary friends per say.  Imagination is such an important thing to foster in a child.....heck....even in adults.  I love my kids using their imagination and  other Lizze and I,  actively encourage our kids to grow theirs.  Gavin's "imagination" is a main problem, at least in our house.  Again, it's not the fact that he uses his imagination that's the problem.  The problem lies in the fact that essentially, Gavin is schizophrenic. Put more accurately, he's dealing with schizoaffective disorder, which is basically a blend of bipolar and schizophrenia. On a good day, Gavin struggles with maintaining both feet in reality.  At any given time, he's…

Emmett's been stressing out because he couldn't decided what he wants for his birthday.  He's finally decided that he wants Lego Lord of The Rings for his 3DS. Now I just need to find it.  Best Buy probably has it, so I think I'll start there.  Wish me luck. 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

While Lizze is in a really bad place today, painwise, she's feeling pretty good about her lab work from the other day. So far, everything that has come back, including the bloodwork for Celiac Disease.  This is really good news,  for those that may be wondering. The only thing left to do to confirm she doesn't have Celiac disease, will happen next month during her endoscopy.  The biopsies taken at that point will definitively tell us whether or not she has Celiac disease. At this point though, it's looking like she doesn't have it. Awesome............... I'll keep you posted as to what comes of the biopsies next month..... Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers.  This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect…

Today is Emmett's 5th Birthday.  It should be a day of joy and happiness.  While that is the case, it's also a day of misery and pain because Emmett has hit another fever flare, complete with painful mouth sores.  This makes him very grouchy and difficult.  Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers today. Hopefully, we can get through this flare up without much problem.  Hang in there little man.  We'll get through this together.  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

Emmett John turned 5 years old today.  He's really excited and so are we.  Please feel free to wish him a Happy Birthday, I know he would love to hear from 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 Me

The boys had therapy tonight with Dr. Pattie.  We had an interesting experience because while we were there, we got hit by a really bad storm.  We had trees falling over, power flickering in and off, hail and tons of rain. Elliott was pretty freaked out.  Having said that, at least we were in the right place to deal with that. Most of the time was spent talking about Gavin and his recent behavioral issues. We brainstormed some ways to address these problems and also discussed how it's very likely that nothing will work.  Sorta depressing but it's also the reality for us. 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…

I know that some of my readers feel that we are too hard on Gavin.  That the rules we have implemented are too strict or even cruel.  While I have stated countless times, the reason behind these rules, it still seems to fall upon deaf ears. Today was a perfect example of why we have to have rules like this.  It's so important to remember that there is a rhyme and reason behind everything that we do, even the stuff that is difficult to understand or that on the surface, appear mean or cruel. Keep in mind that what I'm about to share with you is not a result of Gavin having a tantrum or being upset.  In fact, to the contrary, Gavin was having a great time and was…

My sweet little Emmett John will turn 5 years old tomorrow.  He's had a long and challenging journey thus far but is here with us today and for that we are really grateful.  I haven't quite worked out the details of tomorrow's events but they will likely be simple.  We are of modest means and anything too exciting will just cause him to be overstimulated and miserable.  Right now he wants Little Caesars Deep Dish Pizza and Crazy Bread.  As far as birthday presents are concerned, he remains undecided and so we're working on that as well.  I can't believe that he's going to be turning 5. It seems like just last week, he was wrapped up in his wallaby blanket, fighting off severe jaundice.  It seems like just yesterday,…