Maggie and Bella look so innocent, just sleeping all curled up with each other. You never suspect that Bella pee'd on the floor this morning and Maggie was "playing" with the kittens again. Nope, they just look sweet and innocent. Do you have any sweet and innocent looking pets that are anything but sweet and innocent? I'd love to hear your story. :-)
One of my main focuses in my crusade to spread #Autism Awareness is a focus on the parents and families affected. Does that mean I don't care about those actually diagnosed? Absolutely not!! I care about them a great deal. The reason I try to shine the light on the parenting aspect is because all too often, the parents and families seem to get lost in the shuffle. Think about it like this. Why do we need #Autism Awareness in the first place? The simple answer is that we need the general public to become more aware and understanding of people with #Autism. It's more complicated than that but you get the general idea. Now if we have a hard enough time raising awareness for those with autism, imagine how…
I just want to give a huge shout out to Mr. Elliott Richard. He took his pill tonight and did a fantastic job doing so. This is the equation for success: Tiny Pill + Chocolate Pudding = Happy Elliott. I'm really proud of him. I would also like to thank Giant Eagle for having pudding on sale at 4 packs for $1. :-)
I just returned from the store and was reminded of just how challenging having a child with #Autism and food allergies is. Elliott, my 6 year old prince with aspergers, has been diagnosed with tree nut allergies. This has thrown our grocery shopping into a tailspin. Elliott was a picky eater before the allergies were discovered. He has a host of sensory issues and is very sensitive to things like color, taste, smell and texture. We have now had to eliminate a huge amount of things that he would actually eat because they contain ingredients that that pose a serious health hazard. Getting Elliott to eat now is like trying to get our dogs to do chores around the house, a pipe dream. We have to give him PediaSure every…
I'm only human. I'll start by saying that. Secondly, I love my kids, challenges and all. However, we're back to the fact that I'm only human. My kids are extremely difficult to feed. It's not their fault and I'm not angry with them in the slightest. God love them, but they will never just eat what they are given, even if it's what they asked for. There are times that I will make and remake and re-remake their meals because either it tastes funny or there is some small imperfection. Having said that, it does get really, really frustrating at times. Tonight happen to be one of those time that I got really frustrated. Tonight, while I was going through this again, I started singing this song. It started out…
The Game Cube crisis has been averted. I was chatting with my friend Chloe last night and she suggested checking the Google Play store. I can't believe that I hadn't thought of that before. On Chloe's suggestion, I checked the Play Store and sure enough, I found Super Monkey Ball 2. I downloaded it and Elliott was in 7th heaven. He's just as happy with Super Monkey Ball 2 on his tablet. . Thanks Chloe... :-)
The boys are at each others throats today. It's like no one is capable of sharing and they each want what the other has. I actually found myself saying, can't we all just get along?
What does it mean to make progress?? That's a pretty good question and one not easily answered. With everything the Lost and Tired family has been enduring for so long, it sometimes feels like we never make any progress. For me personally, it's frustrating and overwhelming to feel like we are just spinning our wheels. Over the past few days, I've come to realize something. Progress is a relative term and can mean something different for everyone. Much the same way that autism is different for everyone. I think that I sometimes have my expectations set a little bit too high. I want to see us moving forward at a faster pace because we have so much ground to make up. However, I've recently realized that sometimes moving forward can…