I'm going to be very honest and say that I'm beyond overwhelmed right now.  There is just so much going on and not enough time or me for that matter, to go around. We had the whole school debacle and while we had addressed the immediate need of locating Elliott a new school,  I'm not prepared to let this go just yet.  What happened to Elliott is one of the many reasons we need to fix Autism Awareness.  If the public was better educated about the spectrum part of Autism Spectrum Disorder,  this would not have happened to Elliott. Gavin is a mystery,  all wrapped up inside of an enigma and dunked in our obscurity.  I mean,  I've lost track of the number of doctors we have seen on our…

I took Gavin to the grocery store again today.  He pushed the cart by himself for most of the time.  He still struggles with the whole paying attention and watching out for others thing but he did much better today.  I try to allow him to do stuff like this whenever I'm in a position to.  I think it's extremely important that Gavin get hands on real life experience whenever possible.  It can honestly be frustrating and to? Every consuming but at the end of the day it's totally worth it. - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and…

Having some issues with my blog tonight. I will try to get everything back up and running correctly very soon.

If you're here expecting something seedy,  get your mind out of the gutter.  I thought I would share a relatively new behavior that Emmett is presenting with.  Emmett will no longer use the bathroom without someone escorting him.  He was doing very well for a long time.  Now all of a sudden he won't go to the bathroom alone.  Not really a problem but more of an annoyance.  Not sure if this is just a phase but I'm really hoping it is. Is this a common problem? - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism…

Lost and Tired is giving away 2 Google Music invites. These are pretty hard to come by and only have 2 left. All you need to do is leave a comment on this post and I will use a special plugin to select 2 random people. The more comments you leave the better your chances of winning are. Engadget did a write up explaining what Google Music is all about. This contest will begin at the time of this post and end at 6pm on Sunday August 21st. The only requirement is a valid gmail address because you'll need that to sign up for the free Google Music service.   Also please don't forget to vote for me as Parenting Magazines Best Daddy Blogger for 2011. Simply click the pink button…

Do you ever have one of those days where you feel like God is obviously punishing you for something you did wrong at some point?  Today is one of those days for me. Emmett noticed a picture of himself in a Cookie Monster diaper on the digital picture frame.  It was like he reunited with some long lost love.  He immediately stripped out of his underware.  Then proceeded to run around the house commando style,  looking in all the usual places he used to stash his diapers.  Upon realizing that there are none left in the house,  all hell broke loose.  Emmett completely lost it and then ran around the house to all the same places he had previously check only moments earlier,  only this time screaming at the top…

Emmett is at OT and today is a special day.  He is running through the standardized testing to evaluate his progress.  Watching this is making me want to cry because he is struggling with many of the fine motor things.  He looks so determined but his body simply can't do it. Times like this remind me that despite all the progress he has made,  we still have such a long way to go. My heart is filled with pride for all he has accomplished but breaks for all his struggles. - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help…

Elliott AND Gavin have both had a really long day,  for very different reasons.  They decided to have a sleeping over tonight.  I'm so proud of my sweet,  sweet boys. - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)