Mar 14 2021
Well it’s been an eventful couple of days. I’m in a really good place and there’s a couple of reasons for that but for this post, I just want to focus on one in particular. I believe in karma, I’d like to anyway. I feel like you get back from the Universe what you put …
Feb 19 2021
It’s gonna be a hectic day. I have a two hour meeting after lunch and it should finish up just in time for me to get Gavin to the health department for his second dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine. I’m a little concerned about how Gavin is going to handle the side effects. More …
Oct 25 2020
Life is getting a bit more challenging. For those who don’t know, COVID is significantly worsening in Ohio. As of writing, we’re a stone’s throw away from 3,000 cases a day. There’s a nursing home about a mile or so from my house with over 80 confirmed cases. It’s really getting scary. My cars still …
Oct 06 2020
Remote learning is like a fucking emotional roller-coaster for everyone involved, but especially for our kiddos on the autism spectrum. We have had our ups and downs but today was a particularly challenging. I stopped working today, which is hugely problematic, in order to help Emmett navigate his schoolwork. For some reason, he was completely …
Oct 02 2020
Moving on…. So we had a pretty decent day today. Elliott had to get his Chromebook swapped out, so Lizze and her Mom picked that up and took care of that for us. That was super helpful and I’m grateful. School is going better and the boys are starting to get into something that when …
Sep 20 2020
Let me just start by saying that I hate shoe shopping for Emmett, even in the most perfect of circumstances. I love Emmett to the moon and back. The issue is not that I don’t want to spend the time or money, it’s that sensory processing disorder makes finding things like shoes, socks and clothes …
Aug 22 2020
It’s been a crazy stressful week but I’m so proud of how we persevered. The boys ultimately made it through their first week of distance learning and even exceeded their hours for the week. Their experience has been improving and while Elliott is still having technical issues, Emmett seems to be experiencing fewer. For the …
Aug 21 2020
Today is grocery day in The Autism Dad household. It’s everyone’s favorite day of the week for obvious reasons. I try to time grocery delivery for once every week or week and a half. It’s tough to keep groceries in the house but I manage. I want to give a huge shout-out to all of …
