I want to take a second and give my most humble thank you to healthline.com. I have been chosen as one of their Best Autism Blogs of 2017. As usual, I'm in amazing company and you can check out the complete list over at Healthline by clicking here. Thank you again for this great honor and I hope that I can continue to live up to it. :-) Healthline
Please take a minute and pass this along. Meltdowns are so misunderstood and this can help people better understand.
This is an important update on Gavin's current overall status and one that's a bit concerning, although not entirely unexpected. Gavin's officially off of Lithium for the first time in over a decade. We were a bit caught off guard at the timing because we were supposed to stop this coming Thursday but when his new box of meds was delivered this weekend, it was devoid of Lithium. By the time we would be able to address this, it would be close to the original cutoff date anyway. Frankly, it doesn't matter, aside from finding out why they pulled it in the first place because we never told them to. Anyway, Gavin's off of Lithium for the first time in over ten years, and we're bracing for a major unknown.…
I want to create a new database of special needs parenting related sites, blogs, news, and even shops. For that matter, I'm happy to share links to any appropriate site including parenting, family and tech sites. I had an extensive list while running Lost and Tired but have lost that entire database backup. All you need to do is simply fill out the contact form below with the following: Name Email address (kept private) Full URL for your site A brief description of what your site is about All I ask in return is that you add my link to your site as well. When I did this on my old site, I found that those involved saw a significant increase in referral traffic. We all need back links and this is…
I wanted to take a minute to thank Feedspot for an amazing honor. They've indexed thousands of Autism related blogs and pulled to top 50 for their list. I've been selected and placed in the #4 spot. This is pretty amazing for me and I know I'm in excellent company. Below is the quote from Feedspot on how they ranked everyone. Thank you Feedspot for this honor. :-) The Best Autism blogs from thousands of top Autism blogs in our index using search and social metrics. Data will be refreshed once a week. These blogs are ranked based on following criteria Google reputation and Google search ranking Influence and popularity on Facebook, twitter, and other social media sites Quality and consistency of posts. Feedspot’s editorial team and expert review …
Mr. Emmett spent a large part of this morning with his grandparents. They wanted to undertake the difficult task of finding Emmett shoes he will wear. Emmett just arrived home a few minutes ago and with him, is a pair of shoes he's pretty excited about. I'm super grateful for the help and I'm glad Emmett feels good about these shoes. That being said, I'm not going to hold my breath because I've been around this block a few too many times. I'm certainly not trying to rain on anyone's parade but I will remain cautiously optimistic.
I've been dragging a little bit lately. Honestly, I feel completely spent, like all the life has been drained from my body. My diet and exercise journey has suffered as a result. The problem is probably more complicated than this, but I'm very sleep deprived. Even when the boys are gone for the night, my sleep patterns are still messed up. Almost every single night, one or both of the boys have a problem in the sleep department that requires me to either wake up or not go to sleep yet. Some may read this post and hear only excuses for my lack of discipline. Others who live a life similar to mine will better understand where I'm coming from. It's difficult to function when you didn't sleep well the…
Considering some of the challenges I faced this weekend, it may seem like I've dropped my basket but there's some very positive things going on and I'm looking forward