I have this thing about having to tell my kids every night how much I love them.  Even when they're sleeping,  I tell them how proud I am to be their Dad. When I first put them down at night,  even if it was a bad day, I telling them at least one thing they did today that made me proud. I feel it's very important to focus on the positive behavior as well as the behavior that needs to be adjusted. Despite how completely crazy our lives are,  I find that it's pretty easy to find things,  even small ones,  that I'm proud of them for. If all else fails,  I tell them that I'm proud of how they never give up. When it comes to Emmett,  him and…

This is Elliott's latest Lego creation.  It's an airplane and he created it for Lizze and I to share.  He's just to sweet. You may notice that Elliott's creations aren't always as elaborate as Gavin's.  That's because Gavin tends to hoard all the Lego's for himself.  Elliott makes do with the leftovers. In a way,  the fact that he makes these creations from the leftover Lego's makes this even more impressive. Great job my sweet Elliott Richard.  Thank you for sharing your brilliance with all of us.  :-) **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store

This past week has been the busiest we've seen in quite some time.  Gavin's health is really starting to overshadow much of our lives. Ironically,  Gavin's doing really well and now Elliott,  Emmett and Lizze are the ones struggling. Elliott and Emmett have had their precious and desperately needed routines completely disrupted this past week. This disruption has lead to turmoil within the Lost and Tired household. Elliott spent a large portion of the week at his Grandparents house. Emmett spent most of the week,  one on one with me. Lizze spent most of the week with Gavin in the hospital.  Bringing Elliott and Emmett back together after a few days apart is like taking a shower in gasoline and then lighting a road flare. It's best described as extremely…

Gavin has been home for less than a day but has already been working on his next Lego creation. Today,  he is sharing his jumbo jet. He's afraid it looks like a rocket ship but I told him it looks like a jumbo jet.  It's a good sign that he's back to working on his Legos. **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store

I know that this issue has been talked to death about but here it is anyway.  Biting is a huge friggin problem for us right now or rather once again. The perpetrator is one Mr. Emmett John and the victims or victim,  is most often Gavin. Gavin hasn't even been home a full day and Emmett has already placed him in the menu.  We have been noticing this getting worse as more and more time passes without PT and OT. The problem seems to be related to many things.  I think it's sensory related,  a result on communication issues, frustration and control. OT and PT were really good outlets for him and we didn't seem to have this many issues.  Biting is a daily common problem and it's difficult to…

I heard back from Downtown Ford.  The problem with the Van is the torque converter.  That requires a rebuild of the transmission from what I understand.  The part won't even be in until sometime next week. I voiced my displeasure with how this van has treated us so far and considering all the sacrifices that have had to be made in order to replace our van that was stolen a few months ago,  this was unacceptable.  I'm picking up our rental car and then heading to the grocery store.  We are out of food and haven't been able to go since everything that has happened this week...happened. Hopefully we will have a chance to just rest at some point. I've been up since 3am with Elliott and I'm exhausted. **Thanks…

While I didn't get much sleep last night, I wanted to finish this update and explain what is going on at this point. In case you missed it, Gavin came home last night. He could have stayed longer but we needed to see how he will function back at home. He is drinking and keeping fluids down and that's a big thing. He's also drinking Boost for now, in place of solid food. While it may seem strange that a child going through what Gavin is going through has been released and sent home, it really isn't. In many cases, there isn't much that can be done for an autonomic disorder. I don't know a great deal about the intricacies involved but I think that it's one of those things where you…

After all the fear and despair this week has brought, it was comforting for me to see this peacefully quiet moment. Bella is all curled up and snuggling with her friend Emmett John. I simply love these moments.  :-) **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Autism Help Forum Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store