Before you even watch the following video, we must be clear on a few things. You should read Behavioral Crisis: Here’s what happened first for background. A few things to keep in mind: 1) This is not an #Autism related meltdown. It's a RAD related tantrum. Big difference and must be handled differently. 2) Gavin has complete control over this behavior. You don't have to like it, but it's a fact. 3) The self-injurious behavior is meant to manipulate us into removing the consequence he's facing for his previous actions. We cannot intervene. 4) This is not easy or pleasant to watch. Turn your volume down and don't let young children view, until you have seen the whole video. 5) I'm not without compassion for Gavin, however, this has to be handled in a…

Lizze has arrived home with Gavin in tow. The social worker at Akron Children's Hospital called Gavin out on everything.  She said that this is very typical behavior of a child with reactive attachment disorder.  The disorder itself in not very common but she said she sees this same type of behavioral issues in the RAD kids when they do cross paths.  She was very supportive and understanding.  Gavin was being rude and from what Lizze says, she handled it well. Ultimately though, he wasn't admitted. The reason for that was because they don't handle chronic problems and Gavin is the poster child for chronic mental health issues.  They did however,  rule out a neck injury from banging his head into the floor so hard.  There recommendation is long term…

Before I go any further,  I want to provide a little bit of background.  It's necessary to fully understand what led up to today's events.  Emmett is extremely,  how shall I put this....picky,  about everything.  There is a specific chair at the dinner table that Emmett has claimed as his own.  It's the only one he will use and we don't take issue with that because, well, it's a bigger picture type thing. Anyway,  every night before we sit down to dinner there is drama because Elliott has Emmett's chair. Some of the time Elliott will give the chair back and other times it becomes a blow out. Basically, this has been creating resentment between the to E's and makes for an unpleasant evening for everyone........or so we thought. We…

Gavin is having a behavioral crisis and will be on his way for a psych evaluation and God willing,  a psych hold. He had probably one of the worst,  self-injurious tantrums to date.  I'll explain in more detail what lead up to this later. Right now,  Lizze's Mom is going to drive them up to Akron Children's Hospital.  He will be run through the behavioral heath side of the ER and evaluated for admittance. The bad news,  aside from all of this,  is that nothing is going to change by taking him.  The good news is that this will get him out of the house and into a safer environment.  This is best for everyone,  especially those most traumatized by his behavior,  Elliott and Emmett. I ask that you please…

I believe that Lizze's parents are going to be taking Gavin and Emmett for the day and overnight as well. :-) This will give Elliott a desperately needed break and hopefully he can relax and finally feel better. I imagine that he will enjoy some Portal 2 time without his brothers interrupting.  At this point,  I don't care if he plays all day,  so long as he is physically resting on the couch.  He's already missed an entire week of school because of these bugs. He needs to get better. Lizze also needs a break from the constant stress of one Mr.  Gavin. Emmett will have fun playing with Grandpa and they will closely supervise Gavin. This is hopefully going to be a break for everyone. This was posted via…