This is another guests post by Jeff Stimpson. The Marketplace My son Alex (13, PDD-NOS) and I are in a new neighborhood supermarket for chicken spice, a chicken, lemons, beer (for me), frozen beans, assorted stuff. Then two guys, both taller than Alex and one with a Mohawk, loom into sight. They’re eating hamburgers. Who eats hamburgers in a grocery store? In my opinion as a seasoned New Yorker they’re just kind of looking for trouble. One of them bumps Alex near the milk and doesn’t say “excuse me.” In the chips aisle they’re with a woman. Their mom? She’s muttering about snack food and doesn’t seem to understand that these two boys have noticed Alex and that one of them seems to be prancing and flailing his arms like…

We are T-minus 2 hours until trick or treat and the kids are already bouncing off the walls,  some literally.  Lizze had to receive a shot for her almost 6 week old migraine that has her out like a light.  I'm hoping it helps and I also that I can actually wake her up to go with us. Sometimes I wish we lived in a bubble that filtered out all of these holidays that cause my kids to temporarily lose their minds and go crazy.  I hope we make it through the other side of this tunnel in one piece. I told you that I would be singing a different tune once they started bouncing off the walls.  :-( - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs…

This is a special Halloween edition of What is Occupational Therapy. In this episode Emmett's OT is working with him to cross his midline, something Emmett really struggles with. The entire staff dressed up for the kids. It was really cool to see so many adults dressing up for Halloween just to make the kids smile. Towards the end of this video things get a bit....crazy.     [youtube width="720" height="480"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vUIPOzx2TM[/youtube]       If you would like to see more videos like this about Occupational Therapy, Click ---------->  Here

The is a very special picture of the day.  This was taken at Lizze's aunt Paula's birthday party.  Aunt Paula is very special to all of us and we love her very much. :-) - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. So please forgive the spelling ;-) Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

I wanted to share a very special Happy Halloween with all of you. Happy Halloween for all of us in the Lost and Tired house to all of you out there in the world. Please have a safe and happy holiday.     [youtube width="720" height="480"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvygaNVMO0Y[/youtube]   - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. So please forgive the spelling ;-) Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

It's that time of year again. Trick or treat is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon in my area.  While many parents don't have to give this a second thought,  as special needs parents,  we have to decide if trick or treat is even worth it. I say that because,  as many of you out there can attest to,  trick or treat could also be called overstimulation or meltdown. This is especially true for Gavin,  who's already struggling with life as it is. As much as he wants to go,  he simply can't handle it.  Do we allow him to go,  even if it's going to cause problems for the next few days? We face this choice every single year. In the past,  there were times we let him go and there…

Dispite today's difficulties,  the silver lining,  if there was one,  was Elliott's scarecrow costume he wore to school today.  While I couldn't get him to put the rest of it back on,  he still looked pretty stinking cute.   :-) - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. So please forgive the spelling ;-) Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)