I have give mad props to my middle child, Elliott.  Elliott is my extremely anxious aspie.  He's always been very skiddish about anything that takes his feet off the ground. Today, Elliott made several attempts to make it to the top of this slide.  Eat time he would back himself, all the way down.  He just couldn't quite make it all the way. However, he kept trying until he finally made it.  I don't know how many times he actually tried before going through with it but it only took that one time to conquer his fear and dominate the slide. It's kinda funny because the time that I actually recorded it, he had a mishap but he still did it and I'm super proud of him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHIlfybVa7M This site…

Lizze and I brought the boys to a local park today and met up with my Mom and Gavin. The boys hung out with Grandma and Gavin while Lizze and I walked about 2 miles. Afterwards, I spent some time talking with Gavin. It's so sad because he can't have more intelligent conversations anymore. I know that sounds mean, but I most certainly don't mean that as a negative towards him at all. The problem is that cognitively, he's just not there anymore. The only thing he converses about is Sonic the Hedgehog. His conversation skills have just declined to that point. I truly, truly have no idea what to do or where to go. I've talked about needing a Dr. House before and I feel like that would be…

Poor Emmett John has had a really rough weekend. On Sunday alone he fell twice on the steps.  The last time he face planted right onto the stair tread and split his lip open.  After Emmett fell asleep last night,  Lizze and I realized that the cut on the outside of his lower lip lines up with the cut on the inside of his lower lip and are suspecting that he actually bit clean through.  Because Emmett was so upset and the bleeding wasn't too bad, we cleaned it and put a bandaid on.  In the morning I'm gonna check it out again and see if it's doing okay. If we are still concerned, we'll visit his doctor and have it checked out.  Honestly though, I'm pretty comfortable that he's…

In the morning, we have yet another Wraparound meeting at the boys school. As much as I love our Wraparound team, Lizze and I are seriously considering dissolving it and moving on. We don't seem to be getting anywhere and Gavin's health is getting worse. Right now, Lizze and I are running on very, very limited resources and anything that not working is weighing us down.  Does that make sense? If we decide to pull the plug, it will have nothing to do with not being grateful for everyone's time and effort. It would simply mean that it's just not working out. Truth is, Gavin's mental health has once again taken a back burner to his physical health. Also, I think that are situation is so unique, no one knows…

Right now, in the My Autism Help Forums, we have a discussion going on about a child with Aspergers, trying to pass the swim test for the Boy Scouts of America. This child is having a really rough time passing this test and his mother is afraid that he's going to give up.  It seems that the Boy Scouts are reluctant to make accommodations for him.  I don't believe that it's mean spirited.  I think it's more a concern over setting a precedent.  I honestly can't blame them because I could imagine the complaints from other parents about fairness. They are currently working together to try and come up with a solution. This has got me wondering if this type of thing is preventable. I mean, should we have some…

It's official. The boys go back to school on Tuesday and we say goodbye to Spring Break and hello to the final 9 weeks of school. Before we know it, we will be knee deep in Summer vacation. We have no idea what's going to go on with Gavin for the Summer. I'm hoping to be in a better situation be then, so we can actually do something fun with the boys. What do you have planned for the Summer? This site is managed via WordPress for Android, courtesy of the @SamsungMobileUS Galaxy Note 2 by @Tmobile. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Check out my #Autism Awareness Store to find really cool and unique #Autism Awareness Clothing and Accessories, designed by me. ;-) For more ways…