In moment of what I now realize was complete insanity,  I decided to go to my parents house to celebrate my moms birthday as well as Gavin's... We went to my parents to celebrate a few birthdays.  We had cake, ice cream and sang happy birthday to Gavin,  my Mom and my sister's boyfriend. Everything was going well until Gavin opened his presents.  The was all it took to set Emmett off. Emmett freaked out because he wanted to open Gavin’s presents. Emmett screamed and screamed. I could see Gavin starting to get wound tighter and tighter. After we got home,  Gavin had 2 meltdowns and Emmett had his share as well. Tonight has been a rough night and I don't ever want to repeat it. Sometimes I forget why…

Since I've been married I haven't really followed professional sports.  It's not that I don't want to,  it's just I have other things to worry about. We also got rid of cable a few years ago,  so I couldn't watch them,  even if I wanted to. Having said that,  I do enjoy the Super Bowl,  especially the commercials. The problem is that,  while my kids enjoy the festivities of Super Bowl Sunday,  it's one of the absolute worse things I could allow them to partake in. Can you say,  sensory overload? The big screen TV,  the flashing lights,  screaming and cheering all contribute to a nightmarish amount of sensory input. The boys would have fun while in the moment,  however,  they would reach a threshold very quickly and things would…

We have been having an ever increasing problem with Gavin wetting the bed at night.  To be honest, he wets himself during the day as well. The problem is that he has very little sense of personal hygiene.  This means that unless we become aware of the accident,  he will simply continue wearing the same clothes or sleeping on the same bed sheets. Last night,  Elliott and Gavin had a sleep over in Gavin's room. Elliott camped out on the crib mattress.  However,  Gavin tried to make Elliott more comfortable by covering the mattress with some of his blankets. When I checked on Elliott before bed,  I was hit in the face by the smell.  When I walked over to Elliott,  he had one of Gavin's blankets wrapped around his…

I mentioned last night that Emmett was spending the night at Lizze's parents house. Well, he actually stayed the night. Lizze and I actually got to sleep last night. I got up with Gavin and Elliott and let her sleep in. Hopefully Lizze will be feeling a little better today. :-) Posted from WordPress for Android

Hey everyone. I believe I might have mentioned this before but I have been consulting with some folks who are in the final stages of developing a product that can help families with children on the Autism Spectrum that wander.  Their product is a GPS device that is made specifically for Autistic kids and has some features designed to significantly increase the odds of a fast recovery. Right now they are hoping to talk with the parents of kids on the Spectrum that either wander or have a potential to wander so they can get your feedback and opinion before their product specs are finalized. They want this device to be everything you need and nothing you don't. I believe they are really onto something and I am asking you,…

Lizze's parents have once again come through to give us a desperately needed break.  This time they have taken Emmett for the night. The trick is to get him to actually stay the night.  He usually calls asking if he can come home and we of course tell him he can always come home. Having said that,  we really need Emmett to stay the night.  He is a huge source of stress right now,  not only for Lizze and I but for Elliott and Gavin as well.  Emmett is in a very weird place right now and is very aggressive and has become quite the little bully,  especially towards Elliott. I love Emmett to death and actually miss him while he's away,  but he needs a break as much as…

The Lost and Tired family van was stolen right in front of me and my 3 boys on the Autism Spectrum.  The past 2 weeks have been very difficult as many of our plan have once again been put on hold because we had to literally dumping every last dime we had into replacing our van that had been totaled out. The boys have been profoundly affected by this experience and honestly,  so have Lizze and I. I'm happy to say that while the impacts of this event will continue to affect us both financially and emotionally,  I have finalized the purchase of our new van.  Downtown Ford had basically given us the van before we actually paid for it.  I dropped off the checks today and our plates were…

Last night was a rough night for everyone.  Emmett didn't sleep and Elliott was up at about 3am this morning. Then there was the visitors.  I'm laying in bed and it sounded like cats were running around in the attic. It was so loud that Maggie kept waking up and running around trying to find the noise. I'm pretty sure it's squirrels and not cats but it's a problem nonetheless. I'll need to find an exterminator pretty quick before the boys notice the noise. Posted from WordPress for Android