Autism Parenting Woes Archives - Page 8 of 8

My oldest with #Autism wandered off today and we couldn’t find him

Before I go any further, let me say that Gavin is safe. We were on our way to the dentist and Gavin started having bladder issues again. We had something that needed replace under warranty at Best Buy, so we opted to do that on the way out of town because Gavin needed the bathroom anyway. This has happened a million times before and this is what usually happens. I'll go do whatever needs done at customer service and Gavin goes straight to the bathroom. He knows exactly where it is and he's gone a few minutes before returning to my side. We worked up to this over a period of time and lots of practice. There's never been an issue until today. I finished up at customer service and…

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August 15, 2016

Autism Parenting Woes

Meltdowns over Minecraft

The boys have really become obsessed with Minecraft lately. They've always loved playing Minecraft but lately, their very focused on building their world's. I suspect that it maybe has to do with having some control over things. I get that it's fun to play an all but I feel like this go a bit beyond that. I mean, I love playing Minecraft myself. The problem is that they've discovered mods and texture packs. This is leading to so many problems because the mods end up breaking the game and leading to meltdowns. I've lost count of how many times I've told them not to mess with these things but they compulsively do anyway and never seem to learn. I just had to go through Emmett's tablet and remove them…

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August 13, 2016

Autism Parenting Woes / Elliott / Sleep Issues

I just can’t catch a break

I just can't catch a break at this point. Thankfully, Emmett fell asleep and is still sleeping. Unfortunately, shortly after he fell asleep, Elliott woke up and after trying for awhile to go back asleep, we moved downstairs to the living room. It's about 5am and he's still stuck in awake mode. At this point, what's point in going to sleep now, even if I could? I'm so tired that I'm not even tired anymore, if that makes sense to anyone.

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August 11, 2016

Autism Parenting Woes / Emmett John / Sleep Issues

Autism Parenting woes: Who needs sleep anyway?

I wish that we could get to the bottom of Emmett's inability to fall asleep before it's time to wake up in the morning. I'm trying to find the humor in this but that proving to be a bit tough because my brain is fried suffering from sleep deprivation. He actually fell asleep earlier but then woke up and can't fall back asleep. This isn't meant to be all about me either. Of course I'm tired. In fact I don't really have a word that accurately describes how tired I am, so I looked one up. Turns out that I'm Petered out. That's how tired I am. Truthfully, my concern is about how this is impacting Emmett. He's been so wearisome (yes, I looked that word up also) to work with during…

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August 11, 2016

Autism Parenting Woes

#Autism Parenting Woes: My mission to get the boys haircut failed miserably

Both Elliott and Emmett need to get their hair cut. I can trim them up a bit because it's not too bad but they definitely need a haircut. Generally speaking, I've always had pretty good luck when it comes to getting their cooperation for things like this but the key is that they have to be willing participants. Everything about a haircut is unpleasant for a child with Autism and sensory issues. Their hair gets wet, they're being touched by strangers, the scissors are scary and they have to sit still. Let's not forget all the hair that falls into their face as its being cut. It's truly a sensory nightmare. Truthfully, I don't always have the $32 to get their hair cut but when I do, I try…

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September 17, 2015