Sep 20 2020
Let me just start by saying that I hate shoe shopping for Emmett, even in the most perfect of circumstances. I love Emmett to the moon and back. The issue is not that I don’t want to spend the time or money, it’s that sensory processing disorder makes finding things like shoes, socks and clothes …
Sep 16 2020
One of the things we’ve been working on during lockdown is life skills. I try to make the best use of all the time we have available to us and it’s paying off. First of all, while Elliott and Emmett are both on the autism spectrum, they’re incredibly high functioning. Aside from anxiety, SPD and …
Sep 15 2020
I’ve not talked about this much but I’ve started working out again. While I really, really want a treadmill, I’m making do with some free weights and a set of BowFlex kettlebells. There are some serious cardio exercises that can be done with kettlebells. Anyway, I was feeling pretty good today and so I suggested …
Sep 14 2020
We just kicked off our first full week of school. As I’ve stated previously, we’ve chosen the remote learning model for a number of reasons. Today was largely a success because everyone got into their respective classes and did well. The boys seem to really be enjoying this experience better and I’m so happy with …
Sep 13 2020
The boys and I have been keeping things pretty low key today. One of the reasons for that is that Gavin’s behaviors are way over the top. By over the top, I mean exaggerated. He’s finding everything hilarious and is very loud and excitable. This is actually common with autistic kids but it’s not super …
Sep 06 2020
Milestones and anniversaries are things that I can sometimes get hung up on. I’ve talked about that before. I’m a bit sentimental. I realized why I’ve been having a tough week. The reality is there’s a million reasons why I’ve been having a tough week but there was something that overshadowed everything. I know that …
Aug 21 2020
This week has been pretty rough, and that’s by our standards. Thus far school has been a technical frustration for the boys and they’re quickly forming an opinion that will be difficult to work through. The boys are very turned off to school at this point and there are only so many battles I can …
Aug 12 2020
I wanted to clarify something. When I say that we’re on lockdown, I’m referring to the fact that 99.95% of the time we’re at home. We have zero contact with other people. The boys have seen their mom twice because everyone needs to quarantine for 14 days prior to the kids going over. It’s not …
