Autism has effected our family completely. Poor ER is probably having the toughest time as he is the "typical" or highest functioning of our kids. He is very confused by his brothers behaviors, especially Gavin's. We have reached a point (once again) where we have to choose between the kids. Gavin's future is, unfortunately unavoidable. Elliott Richard on the other hand has a very bright future. I know how this sounds and I know how this feels. You can't comprehend the guilt you feel as a parent having to decide to basically favor one child over another unless you've had to do it. Everyone involved with Gavin has told us that there is no chance of Gavin living a life outside of our house or a group home environment. To…

After raising an Autistic child for 10 years you realize that not only have you lost most of your mind and all of your sanity but your organizational skills as well. We somehow over looked 3 people coming over this morning to evaluate Emmett John for services. It all managed to work out though. EJ was evaluated for sensory issues. He apparently have quiet a few sensory issues. His biggest one has to do with compression. I guess he needs to feel his body compressed or squeezed. The other big one has to do with impacts. He is constantly jumping off of things just to slam into the floor. This one is starting to get dangerous because he's jumping off of higher and higher things. They return in the morning…

My guest poster today is Esther Calgary.. Guest post written by Esther Calgary Once my friends at my retirement community and I discovered Facebook a little over a year ago, I started finding childhood friends and out-of-touch co-workers. The satellite internet specials I had found when I moved to the community let me chat on Facebook chat and keep up with everyone’s whereabouts and projects. But I was hesitant to add them as friends on there because I knew that they may not want to be friends with me on there and I wasn’t sure if I wanted them to see my Facebook wall anyway. It’s not that I wanted to keep my conversations private, it’s that some funny jokes that my friends post on my wall could make my…

Hey everyone, I hope today is a good one for all of you. I just wanted to let you know that I will have the occasional guest blogger on here. These guest bloggers will be random topics but it helps to bring in a bit of extra income for my family. I will try to keep them at a minimum but right now times are tough. I appreciate your understanding.. Have a great week.

Gavin has been starting to show improvement over where he was a few weeks ago. Most of the facial ticks have subsided now. Gavin is still very anxious but that's par for the course. ER and EJ have paid a pretty heavy price and are struggling a bit. You can't blame them considering everything going on around them. However, it is taking its toll on Lizze and I both. That's it for now. I'll write more tomorrow. Brought to you by Lost and Tired via Blackberry. Please note my new twitter address. www.twitter.com/Lost_and_Tired

I wrote a new article. It's inspired by my own personal journey. "The birth of the special needs parent". As always, every time you subscribe to or even click to view my work you are helping to support the Lost and Tired family. So if you like what I write please share the links and subscribe to my page. Thanks Again.

It took about 2 weeks but Maggie has discovered Elliott Richards Bearded Dragons. Now they have stare downs through the glass. The Dragons will come over to the glass and stand their ground and then Maggie does the same thing. It's actually very funny to watch. Brought to you by Lost and Tired via Blackberry. Please note my new twitter address. www.twitter.com/Lost_and_Tired

Much of our time is spent in chaos. So it's nice to find something I can do with my kids that brings them together even for a little while. One of the things I have been writing about are the various sensory needs the 3 boys have. They are all different. However, I have discovered the miracle of the wagon ride. I get out the old Radio Flyer and pack Elliott Richard and then Emmett John into the wagon. Then get Maggie on the leash and set up my GPS tracker on my Blackberry and we are off. It's typically a bumpy ride but I think it helps to ground them (sensory wise) and they just relax and kinda snuggle together during the ride. We just go a few times…