Elliott surprised me today with an S12E Rocket Ship. He created this from Lego's, obviously, and decided to grant me ownership, at least until he needs the parts for something else. :-) **Thanks for reading** -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store Posted from WordPress for Android so please forgive the auto-correct induced typos
My disdain for Apple is long standing. I have personally never owned an Apple product and I never will. I even started Stand UP 2 Apple, as a means of spreading the word about Apple's deplorable, unethical and anti-competitive business practices. Having said that, I have found myself in a new situation this morning. I woke up this morning to find myself further into the hole with my business checking account. Most of the negative balance is my responsibility and that's not the point of this post. The point of this post is to share the rather ironic charges that have appeared on my account this morning. See below: Keeping in mind that I have personally never owned an Apple product and certainly never purchased anything from iTunes in the last 8 years. I don't even have an…
After doing some additional research, Lizze has decided against the occipital nerve block and botox, at least for now. She doesn't feel that she would benefit from it, due to the type of migraines she has. She realizes that it's the only thing left to do but instead of doing something this invasive, she seeking out a second opinion. It may end up that we have to return to the occipital nerve block and botox but at least we know that we have explored all of our options. There's never anything wrong with getting a second opinion. Any doctor worth anything, will always support an patients decision for a second opinion. Lizze wants a total revaluation, for everything. That is music to my ears because I have been pushing for…
Special Needs parenting is exhausting. Do you ever reach the point of exhaustion where you don't even know what day it is? Well that's where I am right now. It's very disorienting not to know what day it is. I find myself either having to stop and really think about what day it is or look at my phone. It's like after awhile, all the days just sorta blend together. It gets even more blurry during the summer because the school week is nonexistent. Anyway, I was just wondering if this ever happens to you? **Thanks for reading** -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store Posted from WordPress for Android so please forgive the auto-correct…
My goal for today, aside from physically surviving, is to find replacements for several doctors. The priority right now is to locate a new psychiatrist for Gavin. The reason we have to do that is because his current shrink has spread himself way to thin and can no longer devote the time needed to help Gavin. We have no hard feelings because he has been a godsend to our family since 2005. However, trying to find a psychiatrist that is qualified to handle a child as complex as Gavin, is next to impossible. As soon as we get this done, I have to get Lizze to the Cleveland Clinic for help with her migraines. We are hoping that they have more options available for treatment than we locally. **Thanks for…
I was wondering if any of you are dealing with clingy kids. I'm asking because Elliott is super clingy right now. He's constantly wanting to snuggle or hang on me. Don't get me wrong, I love snuggling with my kids but holy crap, sometimes I feel like I need to get and Elliott-ectomy. I know that he has an insane level of anxiety but his need for constantly reassurance is exhausting and honestly, it makes me sad. I'm sad because he feels so insecure in his life that he needs to constantly seek me out and physically latch onto me. Sometimes it's only for a minute and he feels better. I really wish he wasn't so anxious because it really does affect his quality of life. I find it interesting…
While I was working on my last post, we had another structure fire in the neighborhood. This happened just done the street and honestly, this is getting scary. I don't know what started the blaze or whether or not anyone was hurt but I'm pretty sure it was an amazing and abandoned house. Last summer and the summer before, we were seeing a lot of abandoned house being torched. Arson or accident? Either way, it's scary. This is scary not only because the firefighters could get hurt but also because these houses are so close together. It wouldn't take much for a fire to jump from house to house. The past week or so there have been huge explosions. These are happening at night and they actually, literally shake the…
I'm not in a really good place at the moment. I'm honestly feeling a little bit overwhelmed by everyone's needs. The Lost and Tired household is full of people that have very unique and often under-met special needs. Lizze needs the house as dark as possible to help lessen the pain from her migraines. We can't have flowers outside or inside because the smell makes the migraines worse. I'm happy to provide this type or environment, at least as best I can. However, I thrive in the exact opposite conditions. I love well lit rooms and I really like plants and flowers. I find it calming and relaxing. Gavin needs a static environment. Just about everything overwhelms him and since he has no ability to self-regulate, the ideal environment for…