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Redirection

Last night got pretty rough.  I finally cracked,  Elliott was in full on anxiety mode,  Lizze wasn't feeling well,  Emmett was screaming and Gavin was being Gavin. After I had my own little feak out,  Lizze and I decided we needed to do something to redirect the boys.  By that time,  Elliott and Emmett were both overstimulated and needed help to come back down. We decided to take the boys to the playground and let them find a distraction and burn off some stress and anxiety. My Mom met us out there as well.  Everyone had a great time and we were able to bring everyone back down their individual places of distress. The only problem we had was with Gavin. We have to be very careful when it comes…

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September 13, 2012
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Promise of a new day

I already feel how this day is going to go.  Gavin has his antibody infusion this morning and Elliott was coming up with every excuse he could think of to keep from going to school. I had a rough nights sleep after Emmett climbed into bed with us.  He had a nightmare about Bella being evil and he had to turn her normal again.  I moved to the couch to give Lizze and Emmett more room. On the plus side,  Emmett seems to be in a good mood this morning.  We are hanging out together while Lizze takes Gavin for his infusion.  Hopefully,  he won't find the need to scream all day again today.  Fingers crossed..... This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung’s Galaxy S III. Please…

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September 13, 2012
Read more about the article A day at the movies: Take 2
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A day at the movies: Take 2

I mentioned earlier that we were going to try to take Emmett to the movies this afternoon.  I wanted to try and improve his mood and maybe,  just maybe, break the cycle of screaming. One of Emmett's favorite things to do is go to the movies.  This may actually make birthdays and holidays a bit easier.  He'll do the dance of joy at the thought of going to see a movie,  so maybe Santa needs to bring some Cinemark gift cards.  Anyway,  as much as he likes to go,  he doesn't always like to stay and watch the entire movie. Hence the Take 2 in the title of this post.  :-) Also,  we try to stick to the $1 movies so we never take a huge hit if we have…

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September 13, 2012
Read more about the article Do you see what I see?
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Do you see what I see?

Can anyone tell me what so significant about this picture? Winner gets bragging rights.  ;-) This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung’s Galaxy S III. Please forgive any typos. I do know how to spell but auto-correct hate me. Please join our Autism Help Forums Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store

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September 12, 2012
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Let the manipulation begin

Gavin is already trying to manipulate his way into special breaks at school. He's also becoming annoyed by questions and is way to focused on snack time. The kids are allowed to bring a snack to eat before lunch.  Gavin asked if he could bring a banana to school today.  However, because he's so focused on eating that it's interfering with his class work and impacting his attitude, perhaps there won't be any more snacks. That sees like a pretty natural consequence to me.  Having said that, Gavin doesn't care that we are doing that. Sometimes I feel like beating my head into the wall because that holds more appeal for me than continuing to deal with this stuff.   :-( This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung’s…

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September 12, 2012
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The #Autism Meet and Greet

Lostandtired.com has become very popular.  There thousands of visits to my site each and every day.  I'm really proud of that and I also grateful. However, I haven't had the pleasure or honor of meeting many of you. I would like that to change. You all know about me and my family but I don't know anything about many of you folks.  I would really like it if you would take a second and introduce yourselves.  Maybe share something about your story.  I know it's not always easy to do that but I think it would go a long way towards bolstering the community here. I think of us all as one giant extended family.  We all aim to help each other,  whether here on the blog or inside the…

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September 12, 2012
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Hoarse

Emmett is having another rough morning. He has screamed himself hoarse again. I don't know what's up with him but something surely is.  He's been asking to go to a movie for the past few days. Lizze and I are going to take him to see a $1 movie this afternoon before picking the boys up from school. I don't expect to make it through the whole movie but maybe this will help to change the direction for the rest of the day.  This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung’s Galaxy S III. Please forgive any typos. I do know how to spell but auto-correct hate me. Please join our Autism Help Forums Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store

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September 12, 2012
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Behavioral Update: 9/12/2012

I like to give credit where credit is due.  This time the credit goes to Gavin. All day yesterday,  he made good choices and aside from a few little hiccups, he really did do well. Thank you Gavin for working so hard..... This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung’s Galaxy S III. Please forgive any typos. I do know how to spell but auto-correct hate me. Please join our Autism Help Forums Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store

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September 12, 2012