Well it appears that Elliott is more affected by the death of Lizze's Aunt than we thought. Whether is the loss itself or the impact he sees that it's having on his family, I'm not sure.  Perhaps a little of both. He started freaking out earlier today and when I got him to calm down, he explained through the tears in his eyes, that he doesn't want to go to school on Thursday. I asked him why. He told that his best friend hasn't been at school because he's been sick.  He doesn't want to go because he doesn't know if he's coming back. Remember what I said about generalization? I was afraid this was going to happen and I was trying to avoid this. When I explained to Elliott…

Emmett is my 4 year old son with Autism.  He has a great many sensory processing issues and most of the time, can't cope with the feeling of clothes on his skin. Today however, he really made me proud because as bad of a mood as he has been in today, he did something truly awesome.  While he refused to put his own clothes on (it's just that kind of day), he did put his shoes and socks on all by himself.  He even puts his shoes on the correct feet and adjusted his socks as well.  Shoes and socks are Emmett's arch nemesis and he absolutely hates them most of the time.  Today however, he managed to pull this off and I am super proud of him.  :-) This…

Emmett and I have started out our day  building towers and knocking them down. Emmett loves to stack things up and knocking them down. Do your kids d's like to  build with blocks, only to tear them down and start over again? 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 to help the Lost and Tired family, please visit Help the Lost and Tired Family.

Gavin was home for a few hours yesterday evening.  While he can't live here at this time, it was nice to be able to spend some time with him. In short spurts, Gavin is manageable at home.  Things become more difficult the longer he stays. Lizze put the two youngest down to bed and I stayed downstairs with Gavin until her Mom picked him up.  Gavin spent most of the time talking to me about Sonic and how far he's gotten in his various Sonic games.  It's really interesting that while he can hold a very basic conversation, he can go on for hours on end about Sonic.  :-) He's never really interested in what I have to say, he just wants to talk about Sonic.  This reminds me of…

To this father of 3 on the Autism Spectrum, Autism Awareness Month means a great deal to me.  It means that for the month of April, the media will be once again interested in the Autistic Community. When I think of the Autistic Community, I included persons with Autism (of any age) and their families. When the media takes interest in Autism, as a community we can and should take full advantage of this because our voices can be broadcast across the world. How we choose to use this attention, greatly impacts it's effectiveness and overall benefit on the Autism Community as a whole. Typically, it seems that this brief window of opportunity is squandered and not used in an effective manner. I know I may sound like a scratched…