I'm writing this post because I believe that we have reached a point in Gavin's life where but has become very clear that nature has won.  For those of you unfamiliar with nature vs nurture here's the best way I can explain it. Gavin's biological father is sociopath.  Most,  if not all of Gavin's psychological issues were genetic birthday presents,  from his biological father,  Nick.  The aspergers is likely linked to Lizze,  just to be fair. Without intervention,nature would like haveGavingrow up to be like Nick.  However, we had always hoped that by nurturing Gavin and providing unconditional love and support, we would be able to derail that plans that nature had in store for him. Does that make sense? Having said that, I want to make it clear that…

So many times I have been asked what it feels like to find out your child has autism. I never really have the words but this is a song that really helped me after Emmett and Elliott were both diagnosed. I think it says more than I could. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6cdPeYJh0s[/youtube] No that I've shown you mine, why not show me yours ;-) You can simply find your favorite video on YouTube that is autism related or makes you think about your kids and embed it in a comment below. Perhaps there is a song on YouTube that you just find inspiring and would like to share. I think this could be a really cool thing to do. We can all learn something about each others tastes and discover new and inspiring…

Holy crap.  Gavin has only been home a couple hours and we are already in meltdown #2. He treated Lizze like garbage this weekend and did the same to much of the staff.  Gavin is back to his old self and that's both good and bad. I'm so happy he has stabilized and is home once again.  However,  the whole family could do just fine without the drama and meltdowns. Lizze felt very uncomfortable addressing Gavin's disrespectful behavior this weekend because everything was being monitored via numerous cameras throughout the room.  It was a bad situation but we told Gavin that when we walked out of the hospital,  he had a clean slate. Having said that,  he would be accountable for his actions from that point forward.  I do have…

We just arrived home from the hospital.  Everyone is absolutely exhausted and I can barely keep my eyes open. I'll give you all the details of what was decided and or discovered later on tonight.  **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.

I wanted to make it a point to let you folks know that I have activated Facebook connect on the Autism Help Forums.  This will allow you to sign in with your Facebook account.  This makes the process of joining and signing in much simpler,  at least if you have a Facebook account. Try it out and let me know if you have any problems.  Remember,  the Autism Help Forums are now viewable to the public. However, to post anything, you must me a registered member. You can also "Like"  threads and share them in your timeline. The only part of the forums that are remaining private at this point is the Vent and Purge forum as that's a bit more in need of privacy,  at least for now. **Thanks…

Gavin jas had his MRI and is ready for discharge. However, things have been delayed because, they had to use a special medication to sedate him because of what they believe are underlying mitochondrial issues. It is taking Gavin forever to wake up.  Once he wakes up,  he can leave. He has not been treating Lizze with much respect,  since he has been feeling better.  That's pretty much the status quo though.  He can be very rude and disrespectful to Lizze.  He says things to her that if I hadn't witnessed myself......, I'm so grateful that he is feeling better but there is no excuse for his behavior,  whether it be at the hospital or at home. Things are going to have to change around here,  starting with attitudes.  I…

I just spoke with Lizze this morning again.  Gavin is scheduled for his MRI at 10:10am this morning.  However,  because of his history of PICA,  they want to do an abdominal X ray first to ensure there are no medal objects in his system that rip through his insides during the MRI. Lizze also explained that Gavin has had a couple episodes of possible apnea.  We don't know the exact cause but his O2 sats dropped to about 80%.  Lizze had to physically shake him and make him take a deep breath before his sats returned to normal.  We have no idea what happened but it's possible that this could cause a delay in his return home.  In this case. I would be all for a delay because,  we don't…