Gavin spent some time today drawing his new favorite character, My Little Pony.  He's particularly proud of this one and he wants you to notice the little cloud under its wing.  I don't remember what that's called but it's important. :O Feel free to leave your positive comments below.  Gavin loves your feedback.  :-) This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me

We got a phone call from the school this afternoon asking if we could come in a bit early and go over some of Elliott's IEP stuff.  We basically, had to sign some consent forms and okay a few other things.  The entire process took about 15 minutes and was as painless as I can imagine being possible.  :-) I did add something to his IEP though.  Lizze and I want him tested for any reading dysfunction.  He's been transposing his letter and numbers on and off for years now.  Lately he's started writing this game as a mirror image.  What I understand is that this is still relatively age appropriate but we want to make sure that he's okay and so they are going to test him.  I love…

I have a confession to make.  I have been putting off calling the Dysautonomia Clinic at NYU.  I should have called on Monday but I was scared.  Right now I feel sick to my stomach and utterly helpless.  I was afraid to call NYU because I was scared to death of what they would tell me about Gavin.  Deep down, I had this nagging feeling that this was going to be another dead end and I simply couldn't face it. We've hit so many dead ends already. I was also afraid that they would want to see him and there would be no way for me to get him there.  I worked up the courage to call NYU this morning and my fears were confirmed. They won't see him.  Logically,…

I'm trying something new today.  It's called the Autism Awareness Minute.  Let me know what you think.  :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYyHhBZMtc8&feature=youtube_gdata_player This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me

Lizze and I dropped the boys off at school this morning.  Everyone got ready and out the door with little or no issue. Gavin however, is just off today.  He's not having behavioral issues but he's just not making a whole lot of sense. I didn't capture it in this picture but when the Gavin walked through the door to the school, he let the  door slam in Emmett and Elliott's face.  That's very unusual for Gavin.  Normally, he's nothing if not polite and always holds the door for those behind him.  Even one of the teachers came out and opened the door for the E's and then spoke with us for a minute.  We were both reacting to the very same thing and she said that she would remind…

Lizze and I took the boys to the park today before therapy.  We had a mixup with the times and found ourselves with about an hour to kill.  We decided that we'd go to the park, walk the track and let the boys get some wiggles out.  I don't know about your kids but mine have wiggles to spare. O_o I have to give props to Lizze for coming along.  She's been having a rough week with all the weather changes and this was probably the last thing in the world she wanted to do.  That said, she did it anyway....and I'm really proud of her.  I know it wasn't easy and she's in a lot of pain but she did it.  :-) The boys had a really good time…

No matter what, we never give up on our kids, Gavin's no exception. Even if it takes a million attempts to help Gavin remember how to perform every day tasks, we're going to try it a million times. Today I took Gavin with me to fill the water jugs. This isn't uncommon and I've shared this a few times before.  My goal with bringing him along, is that one day, he'll be able to do this by himself. My hope is that a day will come when I can bring Gavin to Clearwater and he can buy the water tokens, as well as fill up the jugs.  This may seem like a really weird goal, and I suppose it is.  However, peel back the surface and this is about Gavin…

I went to grab Elliott at school and take him to Concorde Kids for occupational therapy.  I was on time, albeit a bit early. Go me! The school called for Elliott and when he emerged from downstairs, he looked like someone had killed his puppy.  There were tears streaming down his face and he was quite upset.  I asked him what was wrong and he said they were just about to begin Martial Arts when they called him to leave. That's why he's been so upset about going back to OT. I wish he would have said something because I would have slammed on the brakes and addressed this right away.  Elliott is very verbal but at the same time, doesn't reveal what's bothering him. Instead, he tends to come…