The stress of everything is getting to me again.  Gavin seems to be getting worse and I feel completely helpless. The reality is that most likely this is just part of Gavin's journey and there is no way to change    course. 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

Some pretty big things happened today in regards to the vicious dog problem our neighborhood has been facing.  I came down pretty hard on the dog warden for not doing anything about this.  As it turns out, none of the victims of these dog attacks followed through on complaints and affidavits so that the dog warden could act. I'm the kind of person that can be your best friend, or if you threaten the safety of my family, your worst enemy. I'm also a squeaky wheel and as you know, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.  Thursday morning I received a call from the dog warden wanting to discuss what was going on.  This is when I learned, contrary to what I was being told by those around me, not…

I'm really, really worried about Gavin.  I don't know what's going on but he's slipping. It's gotten to the point that he can no longer figure out how to open the front door. We have three locks on the door and they aren't exactly rocket science. He used to be able to open the front door without a single problem. Not anymore. :-( Today,  Gavin was trying to get out the front door to get something off of our front porch. He was being supervised and had permission, so this wasn't a problem. Unfortunately, he couldn't figure out the locks and I had to open the door for him. This really scares me because he is no longer capable of performing this simple task.  It's never a good thing to…

I'm growing more and more concerned about Gavin's condition. His continued neurological regression is really scaring me. The biggest and most obvious problem is his memory or rather lack thereof. Gavin has absolutely no short term memory.  I'm thinking that we need to employ a small note book and have him keep it on his person. We will have to have him write things down and maybe that will help him to remember at least some of the things he needs to remember. Sometimes he can remember but most of the time he really struggles. He will be back at the Cleveland Clinic in a few weeks and we can explore our options with his neurologist. Unfortunately, I don't think there is going to be much we can do. We…

Elliott is the pickiest eater in our family.  Getting him to try new things is not easy, by any stretch of the imagination. Having said that, he's created a sandwich that he loves to eat now.  It's a barbecue bread sandwich.  It's literally barbecue sauce between two pieces of bread. It really looks gross but he likes it and I can't complain about him trying something way outside of even my comfort zone. Great job Mr. Elliott, I'm so proud of you cresting something that you enjoy eating. With that said, what's the grossest thing your kids have eaten or enjoy eating. I just know someone is going to say poop. If so, please don't feel bad.  My oldest has PICA and I've seen him eat things that make me…

Combating Hate with Hate? My thoughts on the Infamous Pink Letter   I wasn't going to address this originally but I have since had a change of heart. We've all read the infamous pink letter. You can read it down below if you haven't.  A great many people are angry over this letter and rightfully so. While my thought may not be popular, I feel compelled to share them regardless. Those of you that have been following me since the beginning, might remember my family being attacked in a similar fashion.  Ours was in the form of some very, very hateful comments.  Here's a quote from that hate directed at my family:  The post can be found here “Let me get this straight… you have three retarded kids. That means that not…