Something that I think is really important to do is teach my kids to overcome their fears.  Today,  I found a baby snake outside, in Ohio and in the month of March. Actually,  Bella and I both found it. I wanted to use this opportunity to teach my kids about snakes. Everyone was afraid of it at first.  I know Gavin has had contact with a snake in the past but he was the only one. This was a really tiny snake and couldn't bite if it wanted to. It was perfectly safe for all involved.  I thought it would be a good opportunity for them to explore,  learn and gain respect for our new leggless friend. I shared some basic information with them about snakes,  how they move and…

I'm the kind of person that's likes to take advantage of every moment with my kids. Their only little for a short time..right?  Having said that,  if I could fast forward to bedtime tonight I would...  Elliott and Gavin are doing pretty well but Emmett is impossible right now.  I don't know what has gotten into him but whatever it was must have been laced with hyperactivity,  defiance,  aggression and a pinch of crazy. He is just all over the place and it seems as though he enjoys wreaking havoc on every one in the house. In reality,  he's getting a reaction from the boys and that's the pay off for him.  No matter how many times I explain to the boys,  especially Elliott,  not to react,  they never seem…

I love my boys,  I truly do.  I consider myself a patient guy but goddamn it,  I can only take so much. Right now,  I have reached a saturation point,  meaning,  I can't absorb or cope with anything else right now. The boys are each tippy toe dancing on my last nerve.  Gavin is actually well behaved,  but is in a place where he feels the needs to tell me every single thing he thinks.  It's nonstop and quite often repetitive.  I try to listen to him,  I honestly do.  I just can't do it forever and Gavin have no off switch,  volume dial or mute button. Emmett is driving everyone crazy.  He's screaming over everything and has been quite aggressive lately.  He has been hitting Lizze and Elliott today. …

As the title states,  I've heard of brown nosing before,  I'm sure we all have.  However,  in the long standing tradition of the Lost and Tired family,  my kids don't do anything by the books. Elliott,  not content to simply be the typical brown noser,  decided to rise above the common title of brown noser and all together change the color. You've all heard of having a green thumb. Well, Elliott, in keeping with that particular color scheme,  has become the green noser.  :-) In reality,  while his nose is green,  it got that way from a giant sucker he had been working on for a little while.  To be honest,  it looks a lot like clown paint. It was just cute picture and so I thought I would share…

We have hit day 5 of Elliott being on Risperdal and are having mixed results. So far,  some days have been better than others.  Overall,  I would say that his anxiety is reduced and I think that's fairly obvious? We have been seeing the whining and anxiousness rearing it's ugly little head again.  However,  I have to say that Elliott has been much,  much more cooperative and pleasant to be around.  It's notbthat he was ever unpleasant,  it's just the whining was like water that slowly eroded away my patience and sanity. The biggest change thus far is the fact that he seems to be happier.  Before he was always worried about something and now he just seems more relaxed. It does my heart good to see him happier.  He…

Awhile ago, I posted about my sister,  Kate,  running a marathon in Washington DC.  She was raising money for the Organization for Autism Research.  Well,  the marathon was today and she finished a little while ago.  She ran after injuring her leg previously.  At mile 9, she thought she was going to have to stop because her leg felt like it was on fire.  However,  she pushed through the pain and ran another 16 miles to finish the race. Thanks a lot Kate.  Running for Autism is great cause.  :-) **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for Android

If your anything like me,  not that you would want to be,  you relish every break you get from the trials and tribulations of special needs parenting.  For me,  it's not that I don't like being with my three boys with #Autism,  because I do,  it's just nonstop and exhausting. A few times a year,  my wife and I find ourselves childless for a few hours. Today is one of those rare days where Emmett is with my parents and Elliott and Gavin are with Lizze's parents.  You would think this is a good thing and it is but it's also a challenge in and of itself. Perhaps that sounds weird but let me explain.  First of all,  this hardly ever happens. Sure we might be down one or two…

Some might say it's a victimless crime,  but I beg to differ.  I regret to inform you that the daffodil,  affectionately known as yellow to the Lost and Tired family,  was brutally murdered this afternoon by an unknown assailant. The coroner's report is pending but decapitation seems like the cause of death at this point. You may remember yellow from an earlier post today. I don't know what kind monster would do something this hanious and perhaps I never will. While yellow only lived a few short hours, she brightened the day of hundreds of my readers, including this writer. I'm grateful to have witnessed her brilliant beauty,  even if all I have is a picture to remember her by.  :-( She was the first flower of 2012 for the…