Today’s #Autism Victory goes to Mr.  Emmett John.  This may sound strange,  but he had a meltdown this afternoon and that was part of the victory.  Weird right? Let me explain.  Emmett John is the pickiest eater of our 3 boys with #Autism and probably the pickiest eater known to man.  Between his special dietary needs and sensory issues,  feeding him is next to impossible. Today I began making my homemade chicken noodle soup.  This is part now our move to a whole foods diet. Anyway,  the chicken had been building for hours and was cooked but I usually let it cook all day long. I also hadn't remove the bones yet. Emmett woke up from his nap and wanted to eat lunch.  He ended up having a meltdown because…

Written by me, Rob Gorski (Lost and Tired) and dedicated to my amazingly beautiful children.  1. I’m sorry I have fits but I’m not a spoiled brat. I’m just so much younger on the inside than I am on the outside. 2. I’m easily overwhelmed because I see and hear everything. I hear the lights hum and clock tick. Everything is so loud it makes my head hurt all the time and my eyes hurt from all the bright lights. 3. I’m not stupid, I’m actually very smart. I just don’t learn the way you want me to. Please learn about Autism so you know how to help me better understand what you are trying to teach. 4. Please don’t be mad at mommy and daddy because we don’t come over for holidays…

Keep in mind that I live in the city when looking at this picture. I keep seeing this deer in the same spot,  almost every night. I'm not sure where this deer actually lives because there isn't exactly a ton of wooded areas for it to seek refuge in. I'm trying to think of a name for this guy or girl.  I want to be able to say "hey (insert name here),  how's it going..   :-) Any ideas?  I know this sounds silly but sometimes we just need a little silly in our lives. On a side note,  I put in a good 3.08 miles tonight,  burning just under 800 kcals.  I would have done more but my back was still bothering me and I didn't want to push…

I was going to start this out with a joke. Something like,  what's the best way to turn a 30 minute shopping trip into a 2 hour ordeal? The answer would have been,  take your autistic child with you. While that's true,  at least in my family,  it would have set the wrong tone.  Although,  I suppose it doesn't matter because I said it anyway.  :-P Joking aside,  I have found that one of the very best ways to help you child with Autism learn and master new skills, nose through hands on training.  Anything can be a potential lesson.  I like to use the grocery store. Things like pushing the cart,  managing the list,  making wise food choices and learning to work a budget can all be accomplished at…

I wanted to share this with you because I thought it was rather cute. This morning,  Emmett climbed over the couch and wanted to snuggled with me.  This is how he chose to do so. He is comfortable in the most bizarre positions.  I suppose as long as he's comfortable,  that's what matters.  Right? **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 has spent much of the day sleeping.  He's acting disoriented and confused.  Right now I'm hoping that he is not beginning an autonomic crisis. His blood pressure is probably out of whack and causing the disorientation.  The only thing we can do at home is keep him pumped full of Gatorade to ensure he's hydrated. After the week we've had,  I just can't do another hospital stay right now.  Maybe that sounds selfish to some but I'm only human and can only go so far before crashing. Besides,  if I go down everyone pays a price because I can't take care of them. I really do not want Gavin to endure another stay either. The poor kids already is struggling with #Autism,  #Epilepsy and Primary Immunodeficiency,  just name a…

Today has been a rough day to say the least.  We were all disappointed that our plans to go out of town for the day fell through. However,  things only got worse as the day went on. Gavin had,  what I can only describe as MegaMeltdown. Every time this happens,  I always find it to be worse than the previous meltdown,  which is a scary trend. What happened this afternoon was that Gavin was not being nice to his brothers and when they tried to get help from Lizze and I,  Gavin tried to stop them. Lizze caught him red handed and immediately intervened, sending Gavin downstairs to me.  She spoke with the boys and I spoke with Gavin. We have to pick our battles with Gavin because any time…