One of the most difficult parts of raising 3 boys in the spectrum for us is their diet.  Emmett has food allergies so he's restricted and everyone else has texture issues with foods.  I'm always worried about their diets being balanced or healthy enough. Personally,  I love fruit but hate most veggies.  I have taken to making smoothies in order to get my intake of veggies up.  I tried this approach with the boys but it was usually a no go,  with the exception of Gavin. However,  yesterday Emmett decided to help me make my smoothie.  Here is what we added: Kale Spinach Collard Greens Carrots Green beans Blueberries Strawberries Bananas Flax meal Cherries Red grapes Oatmeal Soy milk We blended it all up and Emmett actually drank it.  Hey…

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,…

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…