I very distinctly remember sharing the news when Emmett was finally potty trained.  Diapers were an absolute nightmare for us.  He refused to wear anything but the Cookie Monster diapers and it was a huge,  huge expense for many years. Since being potty trained for about the last year or years and a half,  he's done really good.  I can't actually remember him having any accidents.  However,  for the last month or so,  Emmett has been afraid to go potty by himself. I have to stand in the bathroom so he's not alone. He's also "unable"  to put his underpants back on after he's done. It's more like unwilling to put his underpants back on.  I don't know what happened.  This seems to have come out of nowhere.  I feel…

Yesterday,  Gavin and I went to Clearwater to fill up our 5 gallon water jugs.  The store actually had to put this sign on the door because so many people couldn't look at the giant,  boarded up hole in the wall and tire marks on the sidewalk and put 2 and 2 together. The guy behind the counter said that for the last 2 weeks,  there have been 2 kinds of people coming into the store.  The first group of people see the damage and can't figure out what happened.  The second group of people find the sign hallarious and take a picture.  I apparently fall into the second group. I just thought it was funny and wanted to share. **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please…

I just wanted to share with you all that I will be interviewed, live on the radio this afternoon. I would encourage anyone with the time to follow the link and listen live on their computer. The topic is about my blog and support forums. Simply follow the link at the bottom of the post to reach the radio show. Let me know what you think.   Positively Autistic: The Poetic Vision with Erik Estabrook by Positively Autistic in Life

Perspective is an amazing thing and that's not the first or last time I will say that.  Perspective to me,  is how I view the world and people in my life. Depending on my perspective,  I may see things as good,  bad or somewhere in between. In light of our most recent health scare with Gavin,  my perspective has shifted ever so slightly but more than enough to change my outlook. Perspective can be likened to a prism.  Light passes through a prism differently depending on the angle.  Like a prism,  the slightest change in perspective can dramatically change how you view things. At this point for me,  my perspective has changed as a result of clarification of Gavin's current immunological status.  For a period of 36 hours we thought…

The Lost and Tired family is no stranger to bad news.  Having said that,  we are far from the only family to have to cope with hearing bad news.  In our case,  the bad news usually centers around Gavin and his health issues. We had a big screen this week that turned out,  thankfully,  to not be as bad as I had feared. However,  the impact of thinking the worst,  is not something that just disappeared when I spoke with the doctor this afternoon.  For that last 36 hours,  both my wife and I have been riding an adrenaline rush,  even after we learned the good news. It got me thinking.  I wonder how other people cope with getting disheartening news about their child's health? Personally,  I don't drink,  smoke…

Gavin’s latest Lego Creation is a submarine. Once again he proudly crammed as many Lego’s on this thing as he possibly could.  Either way,  it's really creative. **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.

Friday Forums will not take place today.  This has been a really rough week and to be honest,  I haven't had a chance to really put much thought into it.  Friday Forums will return next Friday with a yet to be announced topic.  :-) Thank you all for understanding...... **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.

My plans for working out tonight were crushed by the brutal temperature here in Canton,  Ohio.  This is one of the reasons why I'm so grateful for Community Betterment and CKP Heating and Cooling for donating Central Air last year. The kids would be absolutely miserable and Gavin would be a risk as he doesn't regulate his body temperature.  I was wondering what the weather is like in your neck of the woods? How are you holding up and how are your kids coping? **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…