Aug 03 2015
It was another anxiety filled day for my middle minion Elliott. We’ve had more challenging days in the past but we’ve also had better. My efforts to help him manage his anxiety were met with success today once again. When Elliott reached a tipping point with his anxiety, we went out side to explore some …
Aug 02 2015
The Autism Dad blog has just finished up its very first full day of operation. I took a big risk when I chose to leave the past behind me and move on to bigger, better and more positive things. At the end of the first full day of officially being online, I’m really excited to …
Aug 02 2015
i wanted to share this picture that Emmett, my youngest of three with Autism, drew for me. 😀 As with most kids, Emmett is very much into Minecraft and loves drawing pictures that reflect his interests. He just decided to draw this for me as a surprise and I just love it.. ❤️ As always, …
Aug 02 2015
It would be dubious of me to say that I haven’t spent the first part of the day sleeping in the couch. The truth is, I have been passed out on the couch, awake when the boys needed me but otherwise down for the count. The reason behind this is something I know many of …
Aug 02 2015
Every once in awhile, I come up with a way to help my kids learn to better manage their inherent anxiety, in a healthy way. This doesn’t happen all that often but whenever it does, I feel pretty damn good. I’ve been trying to help Elliott manage his extreme anxiety but that’s proven to be …
Aug 02 2015
I recently went to dinner with my Dad and my cousin, while the boys were with their Mom for a few hours. Raising three special needs kiddos on my own doesn’t allow for many night out, so I was excited to have that opportunity. We went to our favorite Chinese buffet where I ate way …
Aug 02 2015
I meant to share this last night but it just never happened. I was up all night building this brand new site from scratch. It must have been about 3am when I finally called it quits and went to let Maggie outside before I dragged myself to bed. In hindsight, I’m actually really lucky that …
Aug 02 2015
There comes a time in everyone’s journey, that a fork in the road is reached. When that time comes, a decision is often required before you’re able to continue moving forward. I’ve realized that Lost and Tired has reached that fork in the road. There were a number of reasons I’ve found myself here but …
