The wait is killing me

It's now Thursday and we still haven't heard back from the Cleveland Clinic. The doctor said we would hear from her before Friday. She also said she would call with more questions but she hasn't. I don't know what we are supposed to do for Gavin. Something is definitely wrong and I hate not knowing what we are up against.  I hate being in the dark..... - 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 :)

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Trying to beat the heat

A pic of Lizze and the boys trying to stay cool in this hellish heat wave. I'm grateful we have one room that is relatively cool. Sending cooling thoughts out to everyone stuck in this same heat wave. - 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 :)

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Radio Android is raising money for The Autism Society

I'm going to speak tonight on the Radio Android Show about Autism. They are going to be auctioning off special Autism Awareness Beanies tonight to benefit the Autism Society. I've said it a million times but I'll say it again, Autism Awareness is possible and the Android community is a perfect example of this. I have done alot of work with the Android community and I have used my ROM's for the Epic 4G to spread Autism Awareness and it has worked. The Android community is an amazing group of people from all over the world. They have embraced this cause and have become Autism Aware. I'm proud to be a part of this amazing community and I thank them for all the support.   Android is Autism Aware I'm…

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My HAMsome boys ;-)

We took the boys to see Rio in 3D at the $1 Theater. Things were starting to go down hill again and so I wanted to change the course of the say. Gavin wasn't in the mood to be in a picture but Elliott and Emmett both are sporting their 3D glasses. They turn into HAMS in front of the camera. - 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 :)

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Reality Autism: Through the eyes of Margie

I would like to introduce you to Margie. Margie is author of two blogs Tired Mom and Speaking On The Spectrum and mother of two.     She wants to share with you what her experience was learning of her child's diagnosis. It's so important to share our stories and Margie is about to let you see Autism through her eyes. Be sure to check out her blogs to read more of her story. Thank you Margie for allowing us step into your shoes for a few minutes and briefly share your life. Also if you are interested in sharing your story here, contact me, and I will be happy to help. The Day My Whole World Turned Upside Down When my daughter was a year old, I knew something was wrong. She stopped smiling, she stopped saying "mama" and "dada," and…

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It’s going to be one of those nights…sigh

Everyone was in bed and I was finishing a few emails that I wanted to respond to. Everyone was sleeping upstairs tonight because it seemed a bit cooler and much more comfortable then it has been the past few days. However, that was short lived as it was clearly still to hot for Elliott. He woke up soaking wet with sweat, coughing and hacking. He had over heated and was having a kind of disoriented night terror type thing. It's such a helpless feeling when you can't console your child. We tried to give him some Benadryl to dry out the runny nose and post nasal drip but he wasn't having it. However, coming downstairs and cooling off has helped. He's now asleep on the couch and no longer coughing.…

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One of those days

One of those days. That about sums it up. Today has just been nonstop appointment after appointment.  Lizze had therapy in the morning then Emmett had speech and OT. I got a call while Emmett was in therapy this morning for computer repair.  So after Emmett was done I had to to pick up the laptop,  get the parts at Best Buy and then fix it.  I got the whole thing done in 3 hours.  I dropped it back off and got home in time to get the kids to Lizze's mom so we could meet with Dr.  Pattie tonight. The kids just just got home Lizze is getting Emmett in bed and I'm letting the boys play XBOX for a few minutes before bedtime.  As soon as I get…

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How we can fix Autism Awareness

    This is the follow up to Why Autism Awareness is broken post. Please be sure to read that post first before moving on to this one.  "How can we as members of the Autism community ever expect the world to understand when we can’t even be on the same page ourselves. We preach to the world that every Autistic child is different and that’s very true. However, these words become empty if we fail to apply them within our own Autism community. As parents we make the mistake of generalizing things much the same way our kids do. We generalize our experience with Autism and its impact on the family and transpose that across the board. In other words, we assume that other peoples experience mirrors that of our own. That’s a…

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