I wanted to let everyone know that I'm in the process of moving the Autism Help Forums to a dedicated site. I want the site to be more easily found and by doing this, it will be. Right now the forums are down as I will be migrating soon. I hope to have them back up and running after a few security patches and upgrades. Thank you for all your patience and support and we continue to work through our growing pains.
Elliott actually got off to school with little resistance. I also got him to eat a hard boiled egg and some yogurt. There wasn't any screaming and yelling this morning and for that I'm quite grateful. I really dislike the days that Elliott really digs his heels in and refuses to do anything. That doesn't set a good tone for the day. When we left for school this morning he was was in a really good mood. Finger crossed for a good day.......
I wanted to take a minute and update you all on how Lizze is doing. She has decided to put her pain rehabilitation on hold. She has very personal reasons for that but basically one of her aunts is very, very ill and Lizze is really struggling with that, as we all are. At this point in time, she's not in the right frame of mind to take on something as intense as pain rehab. For the record, I support this decision because she only gets one shot at this. Right now, her place is at home and spending as much time with her aunt as God will allow. Unfortunately, Lizze's is in a great deal of pain. Her current doctors don't seem to want to manage her medications anymore.…
I wanted to share something with you that I found to be really beneficial to my kids. I do my best to allow my kids to get as much hands on experience with life as possible. Take a look at the pictures below and you'll see what I mean. :-)
I'm super excited to announce that I will be giving away some tablets, sometime next week. I don't have all the details but FedEx has them arriving next week. Please stay tuned for more information and between now and then I will be sharing information about the people and company behind this amazing giveaway. I'm really excited. Please stay tuned.
The Lost and Tired family will be saying goodbye to adderall. Elliott has only been on it for about 2 months, however, he's already not eating and is continuing to lose weight. Adderall is something that can be stopped on a dime and discontinued. We will discontinue this beginning today and get in touch with his psychiatrist and pediatrician as well. They need to be kept in the loop and up to date otherwise they can't do their jobs. The nutritionist is concerned because he's losing weight and hasn't grown in the last year. We are not in panic mode but this is something that we have to address and bottom line, he needs to be taking in more calories. However, that's easier said than done.
The approach that I have taken with Lost and Tired is why I think it's so successful. I don't believe in telling people how to do things. I think that everyone's situation is different. There may be similarities but also differences. I'm a huge proponent of simply sharing ones experience and allowing others to take from it what they may. The way I see it is, I'm Lost and Tired, who am I to tell you that to do. Having said that, I also believe in leading by example. I like to share with you all what has worked for my family and what hasn't. What this does is present information that you can use to put something together that works for you family or situation. By bringing everyone together…
Meeting with the Nutritionist today was very informative. There is a lot that we are doing right and quite a bit we need to address. Elliott is losing weight and we need to address that. The problem is that he is anxious, depressed and has aspergers with a plethora of sensory issues. Getting him to eat on a good day is hard enough. However, enter a serious food allergy and now meal times become even more of a challenge than they already were.. We hit the grocery store on the way home, armed with knowledge and a wealth of new information. All I can say at this point is holy crap. This isn't going to be easy or cheap. I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed at the moment.