Jun 11 2019
I don’t know if you’re familiar with neuropsych testing, but here it is in a nutshell. According to my friends at the Cleveland Clinic, “a neuropsychological evaluation is a test to measure how well a person’s brain is working. The abilities tested include reading, speaking, understanding, paying attention, and remembering.” We’ve been here for about …
Jun 11 2019
I’m feeling incredibly overwhelmed right now. We made it to the Cleveland Clinic without any problems other than a minor detour. Gavin is checked in, and we’re waiting our turn. The paperwork was a bit overwhelming because of Gavin’s history being so extensive. It’s a lot of information to squeeze into a tiny space, and …
Jun 11 2019
Today has turned into chaos. I had everything planned out, and we were going to be dropping the boys off at Lizze’s parents before high tailing it to the Cleveland Clinic for Gavin’s long afternoon of testing. Unfortunately, Lizze woke up super early this morning and was in excruciating pain. Nothing is helping, and she’s …
Jun 03 2019
My wife and I have about 20 years of Autism parenting experience. Gavin’s going to be 20 years old in January, but our journey with him was anything but typical, even for an Autistic kid. The reason I say that is because now that Elliott is a teenager and Emmett’s not too far behind, we’re …
Jun 01 2019
The first day of summer break proved to be a mixed bag. We went to our movie and then I needed to go grocery shopping. I had to go to two different stores and spent entirely too much, but it was desperately needed. Everyone was pretty overstimulated after the movie. Godzilla: King of Monsters was …
May 25 2019
Gavin’s having a rough day. He’s spent almost the entire day in his room running intense missions. The reason I bring this up is because while Gavin’s schizophrenic, he’s also Autistic and is very much a creator of habit. He has very specific routines that he follows and if they get disrupted, he is not …
May 22 2019
Do you ever have those days where you can’t shake a bad mood? I’m totally having one of those days right now. I’m not angry or anything like that. I do, however, feel frustrated for a number of reasons and overwhelmed by a great many things in my life. All I want to do is …
May 21 2019
It’s been another long night, and I’m just now getting around to writing anything. Mr. Emmett is all sorts of miserable because of his current fever flare, resulting in painful mouth sores, and is not very pleasant to be around at the moment. I can’t really blame him. He’s in a shitload of pain. This …
