In a little while, I will be retrieving Elliott from school and taking him to occupational therapy. I'm hoping that it goes better today than last time.  Two weeks ago, Elliott refused to leave school and it made for a bit of an unpleasant experience. This time though, I'm only picking up Elliott.  My Mom will be grabbing Gavin and Emmett at 3pm today so we don't have to pull them out early.  :-) I'll let you know how it goes.  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

The boys got off to school without a single hitch.  Everyone did awesome and Emmett even helped me drive them to school, by telling me how my driving was.  I think he was a bit critical because when he wanted me to go faster and faster, I stayed at the speed limit. When we got to the school, the new principle was there to give each of the boys a high five as they walked through the door. Awesome..  :-) 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

So Emmett had an amazing day at school today.  We went from the massive meltdown (See Why I Hate Monday's) to conquering his fears and getting an A+ on his math test. I'm so proud of you Mr. Emmett John.  I knew you could hang your coat up on the hanger if you tried.  :-) This site is managed almost exclusively from my Galaxy S4. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired "Like" me on Facebook Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me   Setup of an account with Bluehost and I get paid. If your looking for a host for your website or blog. Click the image below and check out Bluehost. It's what I use.

Gavin came home from school today all excite about something he drew.  He was very specific when he explained what this was.  It's a My Little Pony inspired guitar. I'm not well versed on My Little Pony but as Gavin explained it, all the little symbols on the guitar represent a My Little Pony power or something like that. Anyway, he likes me to share his artwork, so here you go.  :-) This site is managed almost exclusively from my Galaxy S4. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired "Like" me on Facebook Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me   Setup of an account with Bluehost and I get paid. If your looking for a host for your website or blog.…

By now it’s no secret that I’m working on GPS Tracker project.  It’s targeted at kids or adults with Autism, as well as persons with alzheimer’s.  Basically, we are looking to provide a means of quick and safe recovery of persons who tend to wander off.

In order for us to help the greatest amount of people, we need your input.

I have been asked to reach out to the Autism community and pick your brains.  What we want to know is this.  If you could design the perfect device for your loved one that wanders, what would it be?

Examples of things to keep in mind are as follows:

1) Size
2) Shape
3) Means of attaching the device to your loved one
4) Features (LCD screen, alerts, tracking options, etc)
5) Color
6) How you would make it sensory friendly
7) Expected battery life
8) Do you want to ability to “listen in” using this device
9) Water Resistant
10) Do you want to be alerted if the device is removed
11) Removable Battery
12) Tracking and locating options (ie Android or iPhone apps)

These are just a few things to think about.

We are also hosting a giveaway as well. One of the optional entries are to share what the perfect GPS tracking device would be for your situation. Follow the instructions on the rafflecopter widget below.

Use either the Livefyre or Facebook comment forms below, to answer the questions. Please copy the question into the comment prior to answering it. This way we avoid any confusion.

Good luck.

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This is a question that has popped up a few times in my short blogging career.  To be completely honest, this is a very relative question, that perhaps requires us to define the term success in a new way. Based on your definition of success, can your child with Autism ever be successful? I've had a few discussions in the past because another Autism parent believed that his child on the spectrum would never be successful. This attitude was based on what I felt was a warped perception of what success was. Everyone's got the right to their own opinion but I have to wonder if situations like this, set up kids to fail.... This person defined success as achieving power, power and fame. Since his child would likely achieve…

This morning was another eye opener for Lizze and I both.  We realized just how far gone Gavin is and it's heartbreaking. While he was getting ready for school this morning, he needed clean school pants.  Lizze told him that his pants were on the back of the couch, next to Elliott's.  Gavin went to look for his pants and couldn't figure out which ones were his.  Now Gavin's got about 2 feet on Elliott and so their pants are clearly different. Still, he couldn't determine which were his.  We had to walk him through figuring out the difference.  This is really concerning for us and something that makes us realize just how bad he's getting.  My heart broke this morning. This site is managed almost exclusively from my Galaxy…