It's a bit of a *blah/frustrating* day for me here in *The Autism Dad *household. Elliott is in a good mood but still has a low grade fever and a horrible cough. Emmett is still not eating, he's in a terrible mood and understandably so. I spoke with the school again this morning and made arrangements to stop by to pick up their makeup work so they can be caught up before they return to school after Thanksgiving break.
Gavin is having a typical *Gavin Day. *
That basically means that he's very talkative, forgetful and easily frustrated. It could always be worse but even the status quo is very difficult to manage. All of it's frustrating for me but the short fuse and self-injurious is the hardest to cope with. What parent wants to see their child beat the shit out of themselves?
Self-injurious behavior is also very disruptive to the rest of the house. It's loud, violent and even though it's directed inward (meaning Gavin only physically hurts himself), it still hurts everyone else as well.
My goal for today is to get out walking, pick up the boys school work and try not to lose my mind, before having to take whoever isn't sick to therapy tonight.
Lizze is going to be resting in bed for most of the day because it's much darker and more quite. Her migraine is seriously impacting her ability to function today and it's heartbreaking to see her in this much pain. This means walking is probably not going to happen but I'll still need to pick up the boys school work regardless.
I hate not walking and it sorta ruins my day but some things are just more important. ☺
