Autism – Page 505

#Autism Parenting is a truly unique and challenging experience, set inside the larger world of parenting in general

I sure have been quiet lately and I'm sorry for that. The truth is I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed and writing about it sometimes feels like living through it twice. Forcing myself to write doesn't end up being helpful at all because it's writing to maintain the blog instead of writing to maintain myself. That said, I'm feeling the need to write and so here I am. I think the last thing I talked about was Gavin's current state of cognition and how it's heartbreakingly regressing once again. The summer has run its course and I think everyone needs the school routine back. Things have gotten stale and while I love my kids to infinity and beyond, we've spent a great deal of time together with very few breaks in between.…

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August 17, 2016

Gavin

It’s been a rough day and this is all I have for now

I'm really sorry that I haven't written much of anything today. I've been way to wrapped up in trying to survive the day, that writing about anything just wasn't going to happen. Personally, I'm struggling a bit and can't seem to get my footing right now. Gavin's a mess. He's seriously struggling and Dr. Pattie saw that for herself tonight during therapy. Gavin had the first aggressive and self-injurious meltdown he's had in a really long time. We had to move him away from his brothers and sit him on the floor. I will say that he did get himself under control and I'm really proud of him for that. He worked through it but it's just more evidence that something is wrong. Gavin hits these cycles…

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August 17, 2016

My thoughts / Vivint Gives Back

I’m really happy with my service call from @vivinthome today

I mentioned that Vivint had to come out today to replace one of the cameras because it would no longer focus. It's the camera from Elliott and Emmett's room, so I really wanted to get that fixed. My usual tech wasn't available, so I had someone else for the first time. He was also training someone, so there was a second tech here as well. Both guys did a really good job and I was very comfortable with them in the house. Having three kids with special needs, I get nervous when strangers come into the house because it can disrupt the day but everyone did fine. Does it bother me that a camera stopped working? Sure it does. That being said, it's technology and sometimes this happens. My big…

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August 16, 2016

My thoughts

Things should calm down today

Thankfully, today is going to be pretty quiet. I have Vivint coming out to replace a broken camera and Lizze has an appointment both before and after lunch. There's no therapy for Gavin or Emmett today cause it's an off week for Gavin and Emmett doesn't start back until next month. We do have Dr. Pattie tonight for family therapy but that's about it. It totally looks like a quiet day ahead of us and I'm grateful for that after yesterday. I hope you and yours have the best day possible.. ☺

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August 16, 2016

Autism Parenting Woes / Dentist / Elliott / Gavin

I’m exhausted, scared and overwhelmed

It's been a trying day from start to finish. We had victories and moments of sheer terror today. I'm going to skip the part where Gavin wandered off and ended up lost for short time that seemed like forever because you can read that here. I wrote a post about that earlier and frankly, I don't have the energy to rehash it right now. Just check out the link if you want to catch up on that. While we were getting everyone ready for the out of town trip to the dentist, I told Gavin that I wanted to trim his sideburns. They were getting kinda scraggly and needed touched up. He told me that he wanted to do them himself, using the new razor he got for Christmas last year.…

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August 16, 2016

Autism Parenting Woes / Gavin

My oldest with #Autism wandered off today and we couldn’t find him

Before I go any further, let me say that Gavin is safe. We were on our way to the dentist and Gavin started having bladder issues again. We had something that needed replace under warranty at Best Buy, so we opted to do that on the way out of town because Gavin needed the bathroom anyway. This has happened a million times before and this is what usually happens. I'll go do whatever needs done at customer service and Gavin goes straight to the bathroom. He knows exactly where it is and he's gone a few minutes before returning to my side. We worked up to this over a period of time and lots of practice. There's never been an issue until today. I finished up at customer service and…

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August 15, 2016

Dentist / Elliott / Gavin

The week of craziness begins today with another trip back to the dentist

We are back in Fairlawn today. This time it's for Elliott and Gavin's dental check up. It's just a routine checkup and shouldn't be a big deal. Elliott's a bundle of nerves and smothered in anxiety. He's knows he's going tomorrow but he's not happy about it. Frankly, he's doing much better than I was prepared for at this point. He's not freaking out and that's a big step forward. I know he's nervous and we'll probably see a lot more of that nervousness, rear up as we get closer to his appointment but I'm really proud of him for being as calm as he's been so far. Gavin on the other hand, couldn't care less about going to the dentist. This kid has been through…

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August 15, 2016

Emmett John / Sleep Issues

The first was a fluke but the second gives me hope

For the second night in a row, Emmett has fallen asleep in his own bed. He struggled a little bit but Lizze walked him back upstairs and tucked him back in. This is pretty big because I was excited about the first night but chalked it up to a fluke because I didn't want to get my hopes up. Ha ing him fall asleep tonight in his own bed as well, has given me hope that we may be making progress here. I have to give Lizze props because she's doing a fantastic job of working with him. Emmett's a kid who requires a great deal of patience Lizze really is such a good Mom and I'm so grateful to have her back. In the morning, I'm gonna…

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August 15, 2016

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