Just a random shot of Gavin. We were waiting for our turn to see the famous Dr. R..... Gavin was VERY patient while we had to wait an hour to be seen.  Great job Gavin. I'm proud of you buddy....... - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G with out the use of proper editing tools and auto-correct. Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

Lizze and I had a chance to go out today. It didn't go as planned but we did go to dinner. We still had a good time and it was nice to just get away for a little while. The boys had a good time at Grandma Gene's.  Emmett was supposed to spend the night at Lizze's parents but he decided he didn't want to and so they brought him home. So much for the good nights sleep. It's actually really strange that he didn't want to stay. To be honest, I sleep better knowing my babies are home, even if I don't "actually" sleep better. I'm just weird like that........ - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G with out the use of proper…

So we have "issues" with fans in our house. The kids (and by kids I mean Emmett) like to stick their fingers and touch the blades while they're spinning. Sometimes he's content to just shove things into the fan because it makes a funny noise as it's chewing up whatever he shoved in there. We just lost our best box fan last night.. It will be mourned.. We have a broken window AC unit that barely works anymore so we rely on fans to keep everyone cool. I saw these fans a while ago but thought I would share this with you in case you haven't seen these things yet. They are INSANELY over priced but DAMN they're freakin' cool...no pun intended. These HAD to be designed by someone with a…

The boys went with my Dad to see Great Grandma Gene. They were doing some work around the house for her. They LOVE going to see her and we don't get to do that nearly enough. Apparently they stopped for ice cream on the way home. I'm glad they had a good time........ - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G with out the use of proper editing tools and auto-correct. Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

I going out to see Transformers with my lady........ Kids are gone for a bit and things have been a bit......tense between Lizze and I. Way to much stress and no end in sight. We need to get out more and get away from the chaos. - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G with out the use of proper editing tools and 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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Do your ASD children struggle with personal hygiene? I think that it's pretty typical for Autistic children to need some help in the hygiene department. I know that Gavin does, especially when it comes to his face. He will get up from eating walk around with food all over his face like shrapnel from an exploded bomb. I have been encouraging him to take some time out of his day to look in the mirror, especially after eating to make sure his face is clean. As he gets older it becomes more and more important for him to do some of these things on his own. He does the same thing when brushing his teeth. He literally gets tooth paste all over his face and just walks around like it's…

So I have to say that one of the scariest things about raising a child with Autism is when they hit puberty. Everything changes......everything changes. In my experience with Gavin, have seen his reactions to medications change as his hormones begin to take flight. The meltdowns...yeah. they are WAY worse now but far less frequent. He's just stronger now and does't know his own strength. Gavin is also starting to grow a mustache and is getting some arm pit hair as well. He pretty proud of it, so I thought it worth mentioning. One of the "problems" we are seeing is with his coordination. I mean, he drops everything, literally. He falls both up AND down the steps. Today alone, he dropped his water bottle several times. He also dropped…