I'm really struggling with Gavin and these meltdowns.  They happen anytime he is held accountable for his actions. I'm to the point where I feel like I have to choose between disciplining Gavin and putting the entire Lost and Tired family through one of his meltdowns. Tonight was no exception. Gavin went into the kitchen and on his way he just shoved his way through those of us standing there and he almost stepped on the puppy. I pulled him aside to talk to him about what he did and why he shouldn't do that.  He basically ignored me because he was to worried about getting back and watching TV.  So as he blew me off and went back upstairs,  I told him that he was to go shut his…

Meltdown meltdown go away and don't come back another day.  Wishful thinking,  I know.  Gavin had a ginormous meltdown this evening and the Lost and Tired family is still recovering from it.  I'll have more on that later.  I just needed to purge a bit before I lose what's left of my mind. I get sooooo sick and tired of having to consider whether or not it's worth it to discipline Gavin because of the inevitable meltdown that will follow.  I wish things were simpler and I could just show Gavin what he did wrong and that would be it.  Instead, if I find myself in a situation where I need to discipline Gavin and choose to do so,  I have to be ready to deal with the consequences of…

Emmett returned to therapy after a fever flare induced absence.  Lizze felt well enough to take him today. When they get back we will have the boys to pick up from school and then grocery shopping. All I can say is that I hope everyone has a good day so we can all have a good evening. I really can't take any fighting, screaming,  yelling or meltdowns right now.

What is it with #Autism and indecision?  This post is about my kids and my personal experience.  I'm in no way trying to say that all person's with Autism are indecisive. My kids have got to be the most indecisive on the planet.  Well,  maybe not the planet but they are the most indecisive in my world. They can never seem to make up their minds and when they do,  it never lasts for very long. Gavin actually does pretty well. It's Elliott and Emmett that are the most challenging.  Elliott is by far the worst in this area. On Tuesday nights,  when he sees Dr.  Pattie,  he can never decide what he wants from the prize closet. We have tried lots of things like,  reducing his choices or limiting…

Today is a relatively slow day.  The boys are off to school and the van started up without any problem.  The only thing we have to do today is OT and Speech for Emmett.  Dr.  Pattie is on vacation,  so we don't have therapy tonight or tomorrow night. I do have to go grocery shopping today and really don't feel like it.  However,  the family needs to eat.. :-) **Thanks for reading**        -Lost and Tired Please join our Community Autism Support Forum Posted from WordPress for Android so please forgive the typos. Auto-correct and I don't get along very well.

We figured out what is wrong with the van.  It's possessed....or haunted.  That's right,  you heard me correctly.  It's possessed. We managed to get the van running when my Dad showed up by jumping it.  It's like the battery just died and everything went crazy.  Don't laugh but Lizze and I have been watching Supernatural and this totally seems like something right out of the show. Anyway,  we made it home just fine and all was well.  The van started up with out any problem. However,  Lizze looked outside about an hour after we got home and the headlights were on.  No the headlights are automatic.  They can be manually changed over so they are on or off but the automatic works out best.  Typically,  when you exit the van…

The goddamn van just broke down on the way back from Akron Children's Hospital.  We had stopped by GameStop so Elliott could use his birthday money to buy something for his 3DS.  Lizze was waiting in the van because she's having a rough time walking. When I left, I shut the van off out of habit.  After a few minutes Lizze tried to start the van because it was getting to cold.  She tried to start the van with the remote start and everything went nuts.  The van started and stopped and started and stopped.  Then it was trying to turn on at random times,  even with no key in the ignition. My Dad is on his way to rescue us and see if trying to jump start the van…

We have just finished up and it was exhausting. He didn't physically fight but he was hysterical while they were attaching the leads. I couldn't get a hold of Lizze in the waiting room.  I ended up just calling her phone and she was able to hear what was happening and made her way back. She was able to calm him down a little bit.  I was afraid he was going to vomit because he was so upset.  Elliott doesn't like things touching his face or even his head.  Basically,  this test was instant overstimulation for him. The tech was very patient and aside from the screaming,  Elliott did really well.  Does that make sense? He never really fought,  so he didn't need to be restrained.  I'm so proud of…