I've mentioned many times before,  that when it comes to Gavin,  I have a hard time accepting that he is capable of the things he is.  In the back if my mind,  there's always this little voice that keeps saying that he's just misunderstood. As a parent,  it's really difficult to believe that your child is broken in a way that can't be fixed.  I know that using the word broken is going to rub some people the wrong way. However,  when I refer to parts of Gavin as broken,  I'm not referring to autism.  I'm referring to the fact that he's missing crucial neurological connections that can't be fixed. These missing neurological connections are the root cause of the very serious mental health issues. Truthfully, I hate using the…

We are on our way to Akron Children's Hospital to have a follow up in immunology for Emmett.  With all the Gavin thongs going on, he's overdue for this appointment.  Hopefully, all will go well.  :-) 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

Elliott is really struggling with anxiety right now.  He held it together at school but completely feel apart at bedtime last night.  He was just sobbing and sobbing. He's so stressed out about so many things,  I don’t even know where to begin with trying to help him. My sister made an honest mistake,  and truthfully, it wasn't really a mistake.  When Elliott was in the Hamptons last weekend,  he found this little knick knack that he wanted.  My sister promised him that she would pick it up for him and send it in the mail.  The problem was that was store was over an hour away and she works during the week.  She made the trip and picked it up but couldn't mail it right away because of work…

Gavin's good day at school was followed immediately by problems at therapy and problems after therapy. During the car ride home,  Gavin was very rude and disrespectful towards Lizze. It got to the point that Emmett and Elliott begged him to stop talking. We met with Dr. Patti and discussed Gavin recent behaviors. She is very concerned about the Gavin's sexual aggression and inappropriateness. We have to keep Gavin separated from his brothers as much as humanly possible.  Our primary concern is for Elliott and Emmett's safety. Wednesday night we meet with Dr. Patti again, this time with Gavin. It won't be a pleasant appointment but one that obviously needs to happen...again. This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung’s Galaxy S III. Please forgive any typos. I…

The school year has just begun and already the schedule is getting a bit crazy. Tuesday's and Wednesday's,  we have to pick the boys up from school 30 minutes early. We then have to race to get 2 of the 3 boys to speech and occupational therapy.  I hate that we have to pull the kids out early, in order to get her to therapy.  I especially dislike having to pull them out on their first day back. :-( However, at least their able to go to ther. apy and the school is working with us.. It could always be worse.  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…