Elliott has had a really rough day.  He's been laser focused on collecting all the power stars on Super Mario 64 DS. Last night he collected the 150th power star and I thought, heck yeah Elliott, way to go. Turns out this would be the proverbial straw that broke the camels back. Elliott was convinced that there were 2 more stars and that all the information, from both Nintendo and the rest of the Internet were wrong. There was absolutely no convincing him otherwise. We spent quite a bit of time trying to work through this tonight. He finally went to sleep but I'm telling you it was a rough night, full of emotional roller coaster ride and tears of frustration.  I'm praying that tomorrow is a better day.  This…

Emmett drew this rather busy rendition of our house today.. Since we've been having a great deal of bad weather lately, he added that as well. We have storm clouds, rain and even wind.  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 keeping Gavin engaged with people in real life, is getting more and more difficult. At last count, Gavin's left family activities today in order to go play cards with his gang of invisible friends.  I'm torn about this whole thing because part of me doesn't want to play into this and subsequently reinforce with him that things things are real. I fear that this would lead to complications and confusion down the road. On the other hand, until we find a combination of meds that work, that effort would likely be futile anyway. At this point, he's not hurting anyone and he's happy and he's not having behavioral outbursts. He's also making his friends stay in his room so as not to confuse his little brothers. Aside from him…

Change can be uncomfortable for many people, both on and off the Autism spectrum. With that said, sometimes change is a necessity, in order to move forward.  I'm having to make some changes to this site, at least for the short term. You'll notice that ads are now present within posts and comments.  While I hate the idea of doing this, I simply can't afford to run this site anymore without them. The truth is that I've seen better days and things are tighter than ever. At the same time, the costs of this site are growing exponentially. Ads are a great way to bring in extra money to help offset the costs or hosting services.  Right now this site is paid for through September of this year.  After that…

Today's quote is so fitting for those of us raising kids with Autism.  I think it personifies what many parents, including myself, feel about our kids.  Enjoy and let me know what you think. 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 want to hold myself a bit more accountable when it comes to my weight loss.  While I'm embarrassed by my weight, I want to share with you all my personal journey towards a healthier weight. Before life took me in a different direction, I worked out 7 days a week, for 2 or 3 hours a day.  I was a body builder. While in paramedic school, I suffered a serious back injury and I never really recovered from that.  I was unable to workout anymore and I became depressed.  I slowly began to gain weight and as of this year, I hit 303 lbs. Thats about 60 lbs overweight and I'm very motivated to say goodbye to that unwanted 60 lbs. Today I'm proud to announce that I'm down…