Sometimes I feel like I live in a perpetual meltdown.  By the time I recover from one,  I'm knee deep in another one. It's exhausting to say the very least. Gavin had a very violent meltdown this morning. He was trying to play Lizze and I off each other and I caught him. The very simple act of accountability is what sets him off.  It doesn't matter what the consequences are,  he was caught and doesn't like it.  The meltdown is his way of expressing that dislike. It's not sensory related at all.  He's fine until he learns there is a consequence for his actions. Personally,  I'm growing tired of living in Meltdown Central,  it's the smallest/loudest city in the world.  Thank God we see Dr.  Pattie in about 8…

I think we are all aware of the rules of three's.  You know the one that says,  everything happens in three's. While I'm not a superstitious guy,  I have seen this rule play out,  time and time again. In my personal experience,  I usually see this happen when someone on the Lost and Tired family gets sick.  Typically,  it's never just one of us that gets sick,  it's three of us. For example,  Elliott has been sick with a head cold for about a week now.  About 2 days ago,  Emmett joined him in the head cold arena. While both boys are still dealing with the runny nose and sneezing,  Lizze is the latest to end up, under the weather. That makes three. Ironically,  Gavin,  the only person in the…

Man,  today has been a crappy day. Between the issues with Gavin and the overstimulation of the other boys,  I'm exhausted. The back tire on the van needs replaced and Lizze Nook broke. We spent the afternoon at my parents house and had a nice cookout. However,  when I got home,  I found we no internet.  Time Warner had shut is off,  even though that collected a post dated check from us a few days ago. Apparently,  it was an oversight,  but the department that can fix the issue won't be open until Tuesday. I spoke with 4 different people at customer service and no one could fix it.  I wasn't even hung up on by a supervisor. Very frustrating.... Last night,  Elliott and I repaired one of our dinning…

Every once in awhile I like to do a confessions post.  This is where I kick the honesty up a notch and purge some of the things that have been weighing heavy on my heart. Life has been more challenging than usual lately. Gavin's having major health issues as well as behavioral problems. The health issues are exhausting and difficult to know what to do with. The behavioral problems are honestly weighing very heavy on me because of the nature of the behaviors. Gavin is very hypersexualand so we are having problems with inappropriate touching. We have to keep Gavin under constant supervision, especially when he's around his brothers. This is no easy task. It means that we have to have the boys downstairs if they want go play together.…

Emmett finally fell asleep after hours of trying. However,  he just woke up again.  He only had like 3 hours of sleep and I had even less. Thank God there is nothing on the schedule today. **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 any typos as auto correct and I don't get along very well sometimes.

I have honestly lost track of the time.  It's either really late or really early.  :-) Emmett,  my littlest minion,  is not feeling well and has a runny nose. I know it may not seem like a big deal but for a child with #Autism and various sensory issues,  it really is a big deal. Emmett struggles with the sensation for his nose running.  He basically panics and doesn't know what to do. It's heartbreaking really.  We are out of benedryl,  so it's going to be a long night. I sent Lizze to bed awhile ago because she hasn't been sleeping much lately,  which is ironic for someone with hypersomnia and chronic fatigue. Emmett and I have decided to squishy couch.  Basically,  we push the two couches together and make…

Emmett is actually sick. He's in the middle of a fever flare but he's actually sick at the same time. I don't know if that has ever happened before. I thinks it's just a head cold but still. He's already dealing with enough, now his nose is runny and he's sneezing snot everywhere. I don't know about your kids but Emmett almost panics when his nose is runny. He hates that feeling. Maybe it's a sensory thing, I don't know. Do you experience a similar reaction when your kid has a runny nose? Does it seem like a sensory thing to you as well? **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store Posted…

Alright, on to happier things. Elliott set his mind to making a clock today. He is learning about time in school right now and so he's fascinated with clocks. I actually hung a clock in his room tonight as I was putting him to bed for the night. I was really impressed with what he came up with and the fact that it actually moved. I was going to do the usual picture thing but I thought you really needed to see the hand move and Elliott wanted a movie. So there you have it, check out Elliott's latest and greatest Lego creation. :-) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Ckev5Z_Ew[/youtube]