After all the years of living our lives around Gavin needs I can't help but wonder if we are doing the right thing. To this point we generally know we are being effective because he gets pissed off at us. He's never sorry he did it he is only sorry and pissed off he got caught. Gavin doesn't retain much so we are constantly having to repeat ourselves. For example, I will ask Gavin to go get his shoes on or get something from his room. When I finally get his attention he goes up the stairs and comes right back down. The problem lies in the fact that all he did was go up stairs and come right back down having down nothing. No matter how much we love…

Just picked up Gavin. I really think the teachers this year don't believe us that he is pulling their strings. Gavin is extremely intelligent and very capable of doing his school work. Apparently Gavin needed a few "naps" today. Reality is that he didn't want to do what ever he was told to do so he had a "tummy" ache. I miss his old teachers they knew him so well. In all fairness to them Gavin is very convincing. No one believed us when we told them what he was capable of doing until they witnessed it for themselves. Gavin can play the victim and manipulate almost anyone into believing him. We have learned the subtle signs that let us know what he is trying to do. His doctors said…