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, …
Tag: parenting advice
Aug 02 2015
Trying to maintain balance as a single parent of 3 with #Autism
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
How I’m helping my son with #Autism manage his #anxiety
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
The Best News I’ve Received In Forever
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
Something stinks here :(
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
Welcome to The #Autism Dad Blog
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 …