Being investigated by Child Protective Services

I apologize for the delayed update but today has been pretty crazy. As you likely are aware of, someone has reported us to Child Protective Services.  They claim that we don't take our kids to the doctors and follow up with their medical care.  Ironic right? That's kinda how I feel about it.  I spoke with the investigator (social worker) this morning after we returned from the Farmers market. We decided that she would come by after school and conduct her interviews and collect whatever information she needed.  I wanted to get this over and done with because the stress of this has Lizze sick and honestly, I'm not too far behind.  When the too social workers arrived, the boys were upstairs playing and we had our grownup talk before…

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We will be interviewed by Child Protective Services today

In about 2 hours, Child Protective Services will be coming to our house and interviewing my family.  I spoke with the social worker this morning and made the necessary arrangements.  I have to pick the boys up early from school so we can get this done.  She promised to interview the boys in our presence and as a group. The was comforting to hear.  I know that we have nothing to hide and so we should have nothing to fear.  However, it doesn't feel like that. It feels like we are at risk of losing our kids, all because some sad person got up on Friday morning and decide that our lives weren't challenging enough.  They decided to file a report with Child Protective Services and claim that we don't…

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Off to the Farmers Market

It's sorta business as usual for the Lost and tired clan.  We're really stressed out but trying to function.  Just wanted to check in and let you know that I'll be off the grid for a bit.  No worries.. 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

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Emmett’s Lego Creation: The Hover Car

Emmett built something today out of Legos and I promised I would put it up on the site and share it with all of you.  This creation is a hover car and he's quite proud of it.  I believe that he's building a set and this is just part of it.  When he finishes that up, I'll post some picks of that as well.  :-) Enjoy. 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

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An uncertain future ahead

As I lead my family into the first full week of June, we are facing many unknowns. We have this whole child protective services thing weighing pretty heavy. This should be very easy to address because it's as ridiculous as it is ironic. That said, we take this very, very seriously and there is a huge unknown aspect to this. Something else I'm worried about is how Gavin is going to react to the increased dosage of IVIG in a few days. If you recall, last month I was really worried because this really took a toll on him. I've also got to schedule Gavin at the Cole Eye Center for a follow up appointment.  This is really important because his eye doctor can detect neurological problems via an eye…

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Sleeping through the day

Gavin threw his tantrum, I want to say.....around noon today.  After he got himself under control, he wanted to go lay down. It's now 5 hours later and he's still sleeping. The general rule is that if he's sleeping, there's probably a reason for it.  It occurred to me that he may have sent himself into a little autonomic crisis with his tantrum. With Gavin, you just never know ow what you're dealing with. He's always a moving target and nothing is as it seems. Anyways, Gavin was pretty tough to wake up but is slowly moving around.  Hopefully, we can avoid any further problems today. 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…

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Another IVIG infusion is on the horizon

This week Gavin will once again make his monthly return trip to Akron Children's Hospital for his IVIG infusion.  Like last month's, this will likely also bring with it a bump in the dosage because his levels are not were they need to be.  I suspect that his infusion will also be his last day of school as well.  I can't remember the date, right of the top of my head but I believe it's Tuesday or Wednesday.  I have to look at the calender to be sure.  The boys last day of school is the 7th. As Gavin's body is struggling with the IVIG bumps, he will likely require at least one or two days off to recover. We'll have to see how he does. Hopefully, this will be…

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The Massive Tantrum Returns

Well, it was bound to happen.  I had hoped it wouldn't happen but deep down I knew it would. Gavin had his first massive tantrum since returning home.  He made it about a week and 3 days.  As per his usual MO, this tantrum was the result of being held accountable for his actions.  Basically, he wasn't listening and was ignoring me while I was call for him.  We know he heard me because he responded but not by bring himself down the stairs in order to speak with me.  When he did finally show up, I learned that he was doing something that he had just been told not to do. It's already been a rough morning and so we informed him that there were going to be consequences…

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