I mentioned that Gavin was having tummy issues on Monday.  This not so simple question of whether or not he's feeling better, isn't quite apparent. His tummy issues are still present but he's not complaining. Having said that, Gavin only complains of chest or side pain and paper cuts. He literally almost never complains about anything else. This makes it extremely difficult to know what's going on with him.  The truth is, I couldn't tell you on any given day, how Gavin's feeling. It's not like we don't ask him because we do.  He's just not capable of really answering in a way that's even remotely helpful. My best guess at this point, is that he ate something that didn't agree with him.  He's not running a fever and he's…

Emmett had a pretty rough day for some reason.  I feel like he did more screaming than talking. He doesn't appear to be in a flare or otherwise sick either.  Perhaps it was just one of those days? Regardless, he did have some positive moments, where he was relaxed and enjoying life.  We were on the couch watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Bella was snuggling with him.  While Emmett and Bella aren't attached at the hip anymore, she can almost always comfort him and help him to calm down.  He loves Bella and somehow she has this power to help him through life's more challenging moments.  I don't understand it but animals are amazing creatures and I'm just grateful. This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please…

I was wondering if anyone has celebrated any recent victories lately.  The way I see it, a victory is a victory, regardless of how big or small.  I'm not one to candy coat things and spin a negative to be a positive.  My preference is to live in reality.  In my reality, we have good and bad.  Sometimes, the bad outweighs the good.  Sometimes the good outweighs the bad.  It's a give and take.  There is no way that I could be all positive, all the time because that wouldn't be fantasy and not reality. Today I thought I would ask about your recent victories, so we can celebrate with you.  In the morning, I'm going to ask about any recent setbacks as well, so that we can rally around…

I'm going to be able to sneak out tonight and get in couple of miles at the track.  This is exciting for me because I don't get to do this as often as I would like to.  My goal for tonight is 3 miles.  It does look like rain so I may have to take a rain check.  :-P 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

I'm awarding this a bit early today but I feel like this will definitely set the bar for the day.  Unfortunately, we had to remove Gavin’s ability to play with Legos again.  He's has been hoarding them for himself and leaving his brothers with only a few pieces.  He was given multiple chances but he didn't listen.  This led to us having to take them away again.  The goal being for him to know what it's like to not have Legos to play with. That's what the other boys were feeling when he was hogging them all.  He got mad and trashed his huge Lego ship that he had made and began winding up to throw a tantrum. We sent the boys upstairs and kinda hunkered down to ride it…

Emmett and Elliott received the August editions of their most favorite magazine in the world, Hightlights. My grandmother bought them both subscriptions and she got Gavin a subscription to National Geographic Kids. Elliott's hard at work trying to find all the hidden pictures and reading through his magazine. I just finished reading Emmett's Highlights magazine to him, while he snuggled with me on the couch.  This was the perfect gift for the whole family. 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

It appears that Gavin is sick.  He's not supposed to be but when has his body ever followed the rules? He's says that he feels fine but he has rather explosive tummy issues. It's possible that he ate something in Cleveland yesterday that isn't agreeing with him.  It's also possible that he simply ate too much junk.  If Gavin is not closely watched, he will literally inhale anything he can get his hands on.  He has absolutely no natural ability to regulate his own intake and never feels full. This is why we have to run such a tight ship when it comes to his diet. Either way, he's clearly struggling today and that's concerning for two reasons.  First off, with a severely compromised immune system, anytime he's sick it's…