In pretty frustrated with Gavin right now.  He's playing the victim role.  He has to eat before they take him upstairs. Never mind the fact that Lizze and I haven't eaten anything since all this went down this morning.  We have to wait until we get home because we need the friggin money for gas to go back and forth.  The hospital gave me a pass and sent me to the cafeteria to get him dinner.  You better believe I asked for oatmeal.  Unfortunately,  they only have that for breakfast.  So instead,  I got him a turkey sandwich,  celery,  carrots and a bottle of water.  I made sure that everything was healthy and nothing was deep fried.  He was disappointed but ate it anyway.  He just keeps acting like he's…

Gavin has been admitted.  Much beyond that,  I don't know.  I known that he'll probably be here for the better part of a week,  as we have given them permission to tweak his meds. The idea is that we will use this time to find a suitable facility for long term care. More to come.  **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.

Gavin was interviewed by the social worker and so were we.  She was awesome,  very patient and full of compassion.  She also did something that few others ever have.  She recognized that he has control over most of these things. That has never happened before.  We have a tentative plan in place.  If he's admitted here,  he will stay for the time and we would locate a suitable long term, more intensive facility for him to be transferred to.  The hangup will be his health issues.  That will be a challenge but they have some ideas.  We are waiting to hear if he will be admitted or not. Thank you for all your support and for following our story.  I'll let you know when we know more.  **Thanks for reading**…

We just met with the doctor and few minutes. He was really nice but I don't know that he believes us.  Honestly,  I don't know that I would either.  It's not a common situation and Gavin is not your typical child. However,  like I said,  he is very nice and Gavin admitted to everything when questioned. The doctor is meeting with the social worker and the attending right now and then we'll know where to go from there. At least in theory. **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…

We were ready to make the trip out to Youngstown to Belmont Hospital.  I said Belleview before but I had been watching Law and Order recently and they say Belleview all the time.  As we were getting ready to leave,  Gavin complained that his vision was blurry.  We don't know what that means and don't want to take any chances. We diverted to Akron Children's Hospital for help,  once again. The other place we were supposed to go to doesn't do medical care and because of Gavin's health issues,  he needs medical supervision.  I called them back and they agreed that this was the right thing to do.  So we have just arrived at Akron Children's Hospital and are waiting to meet with the PERK worker.  I don't remember what…

I want to thank you all,  so much for all the support.  I wanted to let you know what is happening at this point. We reported the change in behavior to his neurologist at Akron Children's Hospital,  as they had instructed us to do. They have referred us to a place called Belleview Pines,  in Youngstown.  It's about an hour and a half away and we have to be there by 5pm tonight.  The problem aside from the logistics I mentioned earlier is that because of Gavin's unique and we'll,  complex medical needs,  they may not be able to take him. However,  they can help us find a place that can. I have a few hours before I need to leave and I'll spend it trying to pull together resources…

Today is the worst day in Lost and Tired family history.  Gavin was caught lying after repeatedly being told not to do something.  Upon questioning,  he completely lost it. He had the worst meltdown I have personally ever seen. This meltdown included coming after me,  taking a swing at the dog and putting a hole in the wall.  There was self-injury and violence like we have never seen. It was so bad that I came extremely close to actually calling the police and having them remove him from the house.  That has never happened before and I feel sick to my stomach for even thinking about it. Lizze was in the phone with Dr.  Pattie who backed us up in the whole police thing.  We decided that he needs to…

It's no secret that we struggle with Gavin's behaviors. One of the things  that we do as often as safety allows,  is wipe the slate clean at the beginning of each new day. This basically means that what happened yesterday is in the past.  This allows us the possibility of moving forward. While this is not always possible or easy,  we do make a concerted effort towards providing him a fresh start every day.  Sometimes we can't because of the severity of the previous days events. Safety must always come first. By doing this,  I feel that we are teaching that mistakes happen and everyday is a learning experience.  The frustrating part of this,  at least for me is that,  Gavin never learns from his mistakes. Despite that,  we try…