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When Autism Awareness truly fails….

When Autism Awareness Truly Fails.... I have been wanting to write this post for a few days but haven't had the energy. However, despite my lack of energy, I feel it's very important to write this because what has happened to my family and Elliott in particular, really does affect more then just us. In fact, I think this has effects all of us within the Autism and special needs community. As I have previously shared, Elliott was barred from transitioning from pre-school to kindergarten at the school he attended last year. You can read some of the back story in When Schools Discriminate. Since that post was written, the school has once again denied Elliott access not because of any issues or behavioral problems. Instead he is being barred simply because he…

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August 21, 2011
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Sorry for all the tweets, not sure what happened.

I'm really sorry that all those tweets went out. I have no idea how that happened. Either my accounts were hijacked or my tweet on post plugin went crazy. A bunch of my blog posts were just double tweeted. I have removed the plugin as well as changed all my passwords. I DID not knowingly send out all those tweets but I'm sorry you were all flooded. I'm blocked from posting on twitter until tomorrow cause I'm reached my cap for the day. So I'm not sure how many people will see this. If you wouldn't mind spreading the word about what happened. I don't want anyone upset. I really appreciate it. I have killed the Tweet on Post plugin and changed all my passwords just to be safe. Again,…

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August 20, 2011
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The juggling act

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…

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August 20, 2011
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Another day another lesson

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…

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August 20, 2011
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Bathroom escort

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…

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August 19, 2011
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Lost and Tired is giving away 2 Google Music invites

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…

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August 19, 2011
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Diapers and penis germs

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…

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August 19, 2011