So I have been trying to put together a logo for "Fit 4 Autism". A friend of mine from high school stepped up to help me out. Denise isactually very talented and had some really good designs. While we were trying to figure out the final draft I had an idea and it kind of fell together. I was inspired by one of her designs. So here it is. I think it is going to maybe evolve a bit over time but I really like it. I think it fits and is really appropriate for what I am trying to do. I want to say a huge THANK YOU to Denise for all her help. She put a lot of time into these designs and totally inspired this Fit 4…

Lost and Tired was selected to be part of a blog tour for a new book on Autism. I feel quite honored to have been selected for this. I won't reveal anything just yet but check back sometime Sunday morning. I may even get to give-a-way a copy of the book.

Akron Children's Hospital went really well today. We learned a lot but were left with a lot of questions. 1 step at a time I suppose. Everyone had a pretty good day except Lizze. She was struggling today. She was in a lot of pain. She still has the same migraine she had last week and now she is getting a sinus infection. I wish she could catch a break. Gavin had a great day at school today but struggled a bit at home. He kept injecting himself into private conversations. Elliott struggled towards bedtime and Emmett was a handful all day. We made it through the first half of the week and we have 2 more days to go.

I have an opportunity to sell a BRAND NEW sprint Blackberry Style (9670). If you are interested check it out on ebay here. We could really use the money to help with everything we have going on and we are donating 10% directly to The Northeast Ohio Autism Group. If you are in the market for a new Blackberry and your on Sprint then please consider this auction. The auction has begun and will last 1 day only.   Thanks

I met with Gavin's therapist tonight, Dr. Patti. We were going over Gavin's behaviors and discussing the direction he is going in. The topic of the conversation was meltdowns and self injury. These two areas in Gavin's life seems to be getting worse as of late. The thing that really bothers me is that I really believe these meltdowns are willful acts. Gavin has these meltdowns where he screams, stomps, kicks and hits himself. Many would say that this is part of the Autistic behaviors we would expect to see.The problems is that Gavin is starting to "slip up". He is showing us in various ways that he has the ability to turns these meltdowns on and off at will.  I feel very confident that he has control over most…

I got VERY LITTLE sleep last night. Elliott kept having nightmares and crawling into bed with us. That translates to me getting no sleep. I put him back in bed and sat with him till he fell back asleep but that didn't matter cause he would have another one and climb back into bed with us. Then Emmett pee'd through his diaper all over me. I finally gave up about 3am and laid down on the couch. One of the problems with Lizze's sleep disorder is that she is dead to the world and impossible to wake up. So she got to sleep and I was up with Elliott. Even though she slept all night she have been struggling to keep her eyes open. She has been literally falling asleep…

We just got back from Akron and it seemed to go really well. They are going to help us with all 3 kids. They seem to think this will really help. They saw Emmett John and now we are going back in the morning. That makes a total of 3 doctors appointments a day so far this week.

In this blog I really try to be as honest as possible. I show the good,bad and ugly. I talk about mistakes I make as a parent and what life is like for us. One of the things I have stayed away from in detail was Lizze's health. Instead I have tried to stay focused on the kid's and the daily struggles that we go through raising 2 most likely 3 Autistic children. I talked it over with Lizze and have decided to spend a little time talking about what she has going on. Without going into all the details I wanted to explain what is going on with her. Lizze has had a rough life to say the least. Much rougher then most, I will say that. She was…