After Emmett and I feel asleep on the couch this afternoon, Lizze woke me up in time to pick up Gavin and Elliott from school and get them to Occupational Therapy. Elliott is set to continue OT throughout the summer but Gavin's future remains less certain. Between Gavin's extremely low threshold for frustration and all of his health problems, it's getting more and more difficult to work with him.  As I mentioned previously, Gavin's taking a break from speech because he gets way to upset during each session. This brings up health related concerns and so after much discussion, we've pulled the plug on speech, at least for the summer. We have to make a similar decision about OT now as well. Gavin needs to have more adult things when…

Breakfast with Gavin and Elliott this morning went really well.  We had pancakes and got to sit together and eat. Gavin was in his own world but Elliott talked to me.  :-) It was really cool because it was like every 5 seconds, someone was saying hello to one of the boys.  They have a lot of friends, especially Elliott because he's a little more comfortable in social situations than Gavin is.  We had a great time and then I walked Elliott to his classroom and Gavin ran off to his.  I'm sad because Gavin is so detached from everyone and I remember the times long ago, when it wasn't that way. Either way, this was a great way to start out the day and I'm so grateful for the…

Like the title says, today I'm feeling angry. I'm going to be doing a bigger write up on the impact of our being investigated by Child Protective Services later but I need to just vent for a moment. Whoever decided that it was necessary to create needless and damaging drama, by making a false allegation to Child Protective Services about my wife and I, has made it to the number 1 spot on my shit list. Even though none of the allegations are true and our name will eventually be cleared, the damage has already been done. As you know, the investigators interviewed us all, yesterday afternoon.  They were actually quite amazing and understanding. Having said that, the simple act of having strangers come into the house has been extremely…

Gavin came home from school and presented Lizze with the Most Marvelous Mother Award.    He listed off all the things he felt qualified her for this award.  Among those qualities was the fact that she is industrious. :-) He just kills me sometimes.  :-) Anyway, this is a well deserved award and Lizze was very grateful for having received it.  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

Elliott and Emmett have been living in their superhero costumes today. Emmett is in the Spiderman costume and Elliott is sporting a Captain America  costume. They are posing for a few, goofy, candid shots.  Do you have any little superheros in your life? Please share. 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

This is an official announcement.  As a member of the Autism community and father to 3 boys on the Autism Spectrum, I try to keep my finger on the pulse of the community as a whole and work to make things better for as many people as I can.  The goal of Lost and Tired is to help improve the lives of those touched by Autism and their families, while at the same time helping to educate those in general public. One of the things that has been very close to my heart, especially with the recent, tragic news that another small child with Autism drown, after wandering away, is helping to rapidly recover the missing child before tragedy strikes.  My family has been very lucky in the sense that…