One of the reasons I have this blog was to raise Autism Awareness for my own kids. I wanted to help dispel common misconceptions about what Autism is and how…
We actually made it out last night to see the last Harry Potter movie. We had a few hickups but it all turned out OK. My parents took Emmett and…
I wanted to take a minute and explain a bit about the "sensory issues" or Sensory Processing Disorder I always refer to in this blog. Basically, a great way to think…
We are having major issues with aggression. Emmett is becoming much more aggressive and Lizze, Gavin and Elliott are paying a very heavy price. Not sure if the pictures so…
The past few days have been pretty rough ones for Gavin. Last night he had a huge meltdown. He once again began to self-injure, biting,hitting and scratching himself. Today the…
I have been saying for a while now that we have to seize every opportunity to teach our kids the lessons that will help them to not only survive life…
I'm not sure I would call this hoarding but it's pretty close. I was cleaning out the registers today when I came upon this in Gavin's room. He has apparently…
This is the triumphant return to my "Nope....No Aspergers here" posts. In this picture, you will see what I found upon walking in to Gavin room this afternoon. Aspergers? I…