Lizze and Emmett are on their way to the pediatrician's office to get Emmett checked out. He isn't getting any better and we think he may have strep throat now as well. Whatever he has, has spread to the other boys and that makes three special needs kids, all sick at one time, under the same roof, with a father about to lose his marbles. Hopefully, he will be able to get some relief and antibiotics, if needed. Again, having multiple special needs kids, all sick at the same time, should break some kind of law. I'm not sure why it's allowed to happen but if I was in charge for just one day, I would make it a rule that special needs families should only ever have to deal…

Today's Victory is brought to you by amazing wife,  Lizze.  I meant to do this yesterday but for whatever reason it didn't happen. I want to share how proud of her I am and what better way to do that than with Today's Victory. As you all know,  Lizze has been struggling with health issues for many years,  including Fibromyalgia,  which is a chronic pain disorder. She is in constant pain,  all the time.  She has been wanting to do physical therapy for a long time but was just in to much to pain to take anything on. Well,  yesterday she finally went,  despite pain. She is really motivated to get as much relief as possible. They asked her what her go was and she said that she wants to…

I think most of us have heard the saying, they come in threes. I'm hear to say that there is definitely some truth behind those words,  at least as far as the Lost and Tired family is concerned. As you know,  Elliott and Emmett are both sick and running fevers.  However,  as we were getting Gavin ready for school,  we discovered that he is now running a fever as well. While it's not as high as Emmett and Elliott's,  it is of concern due to Gavin lacking an immune system of his own. We have to be careful with him because his body may not be able to fight anything off.  The antibody infusions help but when he gets sick,  it makes us really nervous.  I don't know how careful…

I'm sooooo friggin' tired. Between Emmett and now Elliott,  sleep was had by none.  Elliott is running a fever this morning,  most likely courtesy of Mr.  Emmett John. I'm pretty sure I saw it written somewhere that if you have special needs kids,  only one child can be sick at a time. If that isn't written somewhere,  it should be. **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for Android so please forgive any typos as auto-correct and I don't see eye to eye. :-)

Emmett is still sick and just woke up with a fever of 103°F.  It looks like he may have strep throat. His throat is really sore and in the Lost and Tired family,  that usually means strep throat. We will get him into the doctor,  first thing in the morning. Oh yeah,  Elliott is starting with a fever as well..   :-( **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for Android so please forgive any typos as auto-correct and I don't see eye to eye. :-)

Every parent has a blackmail picture of their kids. It's a picture that we can break out when they are older and have a good laugh. Well I think I have Emmett’s blackmail photo.  This is the infamous finger in the nose shot. I'll save this for some rainy day in the future.  :-) Anyone else have a blackmail photo of their kids.  This is all done in good fun and no one is everything really blackmailed.  :-) **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for Android so please forgive any typos as auto-correct and I don't see eye to eye. :-)

I came up with the idea of "Fit4Autism" last year. It’s kind of a play on word’s. However, it's way more then that. As special needs parents we need to be able to take care of our children for as long as possible. The unfortunate truth is that many of us dedicate so much time and energy to our children that we fail to take care of ourselves. "Fit4Autism" is a challenge I’ve issued to myself and now to you. That challenge is to start doing things to improve your overall health and fitness. Simple things like eating healthier and becoming more physically active. Parking farther away from the store (when possible) or simply walking. As a father to 3 special needs kids (all Autistic) I know how difficult it is to…

I thought I would share with you another moment from my perspective.  I think it's cool to be able to show you a moment from my life,  through my eyes.  This is what I saw this morning as I dropped my boys off at school.  For whatever reason,  when I see Elliott walking into the building,  he just seems so small.  This is one of those images that I carry with me all the time. **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for Android so please forgive any typos as auto-correct and I don't see eye to eye. :-)