We have received a break tonight. Gavin and ER are spending the night at Grandma and Grandpa's house. They have been gone most of the afternoon. We got some shopping done. We got some things done for "Fit 4 Autism" as well. Lizze and I are getting Emmett down to bed and then watching a movie tonight. Emmett is actually much easier to handle when he is by himself.

When someone asks about your child do you say "Emmett has Autism" or "Emmett is Autistic"? I was just thinking about this while I was walking the other day. Wondering what you folks think.

In the spirit of honesty I need to say that I'm cracking. Gavin is going to be the death of me. I can't take the.problems.and behaviors. Nothing ever moves forward or gets better. It's not about giving up it's about being pushed to the edge of sanity. I can only say that the past 10 years have been grueling and without reprieve. I'm not complaining about my kids but instead the challenges we face as a family. We rarely get a break. I can't remember the last time we have been able to sleep at night. Having 3 Autistic children is a statiscal anamoly (spelling). The challenges that are involved are impossible to describe to anyone without an Autistic or child. I'm so tired anymore and Lizze seems to be…

...and Emmett John is still awake. Lizze and Emmett are both having reflux issues this morning. Long night for all. Posted from WordPress for Android via Fascinate

No matter what happens, no matter how challenging life is I will never give up.. Posted from WordPress for Android via Fascinate

We are really in need of prayers right now. Gavin is very manic right now and has been really struggling which effects everyone. Lizze is really struggling with her fibro and other health related issues. Emmett John has been regressing lately and that terrifies us both. The car is completely broken and we are trying to secure a loan to get it fixed. That isn't going very well. Things are just falling apart all around me and I can't seem to get anything done right. The last thing in the world I needed today was AEP showing up at my door to collect the bill or shut off our power. That has pretty much tapped us out for now. I just can't seem to get ahead of the curve anymore.…

We had a surprise party for my dad this afternoon. One of the very rare time we take all the kids out at the same time. It went pretty well and the kids had fun but are completely overstimulated. It's going to be a very long night.

So we decided to go visit my Grandmother in Y-Town that we simply don't see enough of. After a brief visit do in part to the time and status of the kids we made our way home. We make it into Alliance and the transmission seized up.  Next thing we know the car no longer moves and every ounce of transmission fluid is in the street. The kids are freaking out.   I had to call the police to come sit behind us until the tow truck came. Lizze counted over 100 cars that passed us by without offering to help us at least get out of the middle of the busy road. We did however, get cussed out a few times. Long story short the transmission is shot and needs to…