This is a really hot topic right now.  My friend Kat over at Katscafe.org just wrote a great piece on this very subject. What I want to do is get an idea of what the community thinks and feels about this matter. Do you think #Autism can be cured? Were those claiming to have been cured,  misdiagnosed in the first place? Suppose there was a cure, should it be used?  Would you want to cure your child, if given the opportunity? What are the ethical or moral issues with this? Please keep this civil and treat all those responding with respect.  This is a very sensitive issue but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be discussed. I'll share my thoughts down below, in the comments.    

So far so good.  Today has been pretty good so far.  I got up at 5am with both Elliott and Emmett.  I let Lizze sleep because she not doing well.  After everyone was up,  I took them all to the farmers market. We stocked up on fresh fruit of center again.  The boys got to walk around and look at all the booths.  They each got to pick something out and had a blast doing so. It was like a treasure hunt and they eventually found a special treasure. Elliott and Gavin found special rings,  while Emmett picked out a watch.  Hopefully,  this will set the tone for the rest of the week. :-) This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung’s Galaxy S III. Please forgive any…

Gavin was home for less than an hour before he already wasn't listening.  When he arrived home, he wanted to lay down. I thought that was a good idea because he didn't look good. He came down a few minutes later and fell down the last two steps. I told him he need to lay down and he went back upstairs. I had to step out for a few minutes and the moment I left, he started letting himself out of his room.  Lizze sent him back at least twice. Shortly after I got back home,  he let himself out again.  This time, when I sent him back,  he just stood at the top of the steps and ignored me.  Once I got him back in his room,  I called…

I wrote this after Emmett was born and we discovered he may have #Autism. After 9 months of waiting for your little miracle to arrive, it finally happens. You see your child for the first time and you feel love like you have never thought possible. You may have loved many people or things in your life but nothing like this. Everything is perfect and you finally bring them home and begin your new life as a parent. After a few months, you get into the groove of things. Everything soon becomes second nature. A few months after that you start to notice things. They are little and you probably should not worry but you do anyway. You visit your pediatrician for some peace of mind. They tell you it…

Emmett is obsessed with Batman.  Back in June,  Dr.  Patti gave Emmett this Batman hat at our expense of their appointments.  He loves this hat and decided to wear it to Grandma's house today.  As usual,  I just had to take a picture because he is so stinkin cute.  :-) 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

The boys were all away for a little while today.  Lizze hasn't been doing so well and I wanted to try to get her out for a bit and distract her from life as well as from her pain. I took her to see The Campaign.  She loved the preview but actual movie, not so much.  I thought it was friggin hilarious but I like movies like The Hangover and Old School. It was nice to get away,  even if she ended up not loving the movie.  The stress of everything is waging war on her body,  and right now,  the stress is winning. The other night, Elliott and Emmett witnessed Lizze crying from all the pain and that was very hard for them to see.  They are worried about…

In the coming weeks,  the Lost and Tired family has a great deal of traveling to do, in our quest to find answers.  These trips will be to the Cleveland Clinic and they begin this coming week.  Gavin, Lizze and myself,  will meet with a new psychiatrist on Wednesday.  This may or may not be a replacement for our current psychiatrist.  It's more of a second or third opinion. When it comes to some of the decisions we have looming,  we want to be very sure that we are doing the right thing,  for everyone.  We want to rule out anything being overlooked.  Six days after this meeting,  we will return for Gavin's skin biopsies and followup with the autonomic clinic and neurology. This won't be a pleasant appointment for…

Something I have been struggling with us helping people understand and accept that when Gavin has his meltdowns,  it's within his control to stop. A lot of people see to have a hard time accepting that fact,  and it is a fact. One of my fantastic readers brought to my attention that perhaps I should not be referring to what Gavin does,  as a meltdown. She suggested that instead,  I refer to them as tantrums. She explained that when people think of a meltdown,  they tend to think of the more traditional meltdowns that can occur with anyone on the #Autism spectrum.  Most importantly, these traditional meltdowns are outside of the persons control. You know something,  she's absolutely right. Gavin has control over these tantrums and so tantrum is a…