It's about 3am and I was just sleeping a few minutes ago.  However,  while I was dreaming,  I started to hear this strange summer sound.  At some point it actually woke me up because I realized what it was.  It was the friggin ice cream man.  That right,  I was woke up at 3am in the mother friggin morning to the goddamm ice cream man. I hate Hall of Fame week. I have heard this guy circle the block at least twice now and I swear to God if any of my kids wake up because of this,  I'm probably not going to be in a very good mood.  If anyone is going to wake up, it'll be Elliott.  He has this weird radar for the ice cream man and…

I took a few pictures of Mr.  Emmett John this evening,  while at Grandpa's birthday party. I don't think it could possibly be any cuter. Emmett has been having a rough couple of days but he had a blast tonight and even played with Grandpa's gag gifts.  :-) This was truly an evening that qualified as the Lighter Side of #Autism. :-) **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store 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 is working against me.

The Pitch I'm looking for investors to help me bring my dream to life.  That dream is to provide,  both my wife and I with some peace and quiet....on demand. The Problem Here's the problem. As a special needs parent,  I'm under a great deal of stress, each and every day. The noise in my house is enough to drive even the sanest of people, crazy. I find it very, very difficult to relax with the constant screaming,  yelling and/or whining. When I say constant I mean constant.  I think many of you out there in my target market can relate to this. It's a pretty straight forward problem and so it needs a pretty straight forward solution. The Solution In order to address this problem, I needed to understand it…

This is the 2 week anniversary of the day Gavin was admitted into the psychiatric unit at Akron Children's Hospital.  It's also the same day of the most violent meltdown we have ever experienced in Lost and Tired family history.  However,  having said that,  it's also the last time we have seen a meltdown from him. Since that day,  Gavin has been making really,  really good choices.  Nothings been perfect,  but we aren't looking for perfect.  We are looking for same,  calm, cooperative and happy. Right now,  that's what he's giving up and I'll gladly take it.  :-) Fanfreakin-tastic Gavin,  keep it up.  :-) **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store This…

Today is Gavin's last blood draw for the week. So far his lithium levels have been perfect. We'll see if today's levels hold true. Truthfully,  I wish they had found them out of whack because at least we would know for sure something was wrong.  Now we are going to always wonder if the lithium issues were just a fluke or if we just didn't take the blood draws at the right time.  Make sense? While I'm glad Gavin doesn't have to endure any more needles for a bit,  I wish we had found some answers. Now we are left with many more questions and concerns.  :-( **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google…

I'm super stoked to announce that Lizze is back up and running once again.  Her new site is called My Life Beyond Labels.  Please mark the change in your bookmarks so you visit her.  This has been a big change and one that was beyond our control. I want to thank Stuart Duncan,  Katrina Moody, Nicole Leebeck and Vet for all their help with brainstorming new ideas etc.  Stuart Duncan deserves a huge amount of credit for get the server side of things taken care of in a very short amount of time.  If anyone is in need of great hosting service,  Stuart is your guy.  Let me know and I'll get you in contact with him. :-) What are you still here for?  Get on over to My Life…

I have to admit that I find myself a bit frustrated this evening. In the Lost and Tired household,  as with many others,  the end of the month brings with it fewer options of meals,  at least until the next trip to the grocery store. This can be a particularly challenging time for me because it's hard to feed these guys when I have a plethora of options. However,  when we reach this time during the month and I have fewer and fewer options to offer these guys,  it becomes really frustrating.  Gavin is by far,  the easiest to please.  He's open to trying new things and is happy with peanut butter and jelly. Emmett and Elliott are far more picky and very difficult to feed, especially when we are…