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The boys are heartbroken

The boys both came home from school today having not eaten anything the whole day. Elliott spent a part of the day crying, as did Emmett. They're really stressed out about losing Cleo. It hadn't occurred to me that Elliott and Emmett have never existed without Cleo. She's been a big part of their lives for their entire lives. I hadn't thought about that before now. This is a much bigger deal from them than I was originally thinking. Cleo was there for them during the separation, and if you recall, Emmett used to snuggle her like a teddy bear. She would tolerate it until he fell asleep and she would sneak away without waking him up. For the first time in their entire lives, they will go to sleep…

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August 23, 2017

Elliott / Emmett John / My thoughts

Our school year has been surprising

The boys had a good day at school and that's always a good thing. No ones making fun of Elliott over his backpack, and that's an enormous relief. A big bit of awesome is that Elliott doesn't have homework this year. That's such a huge relief for all of us. Homework has been a nightmare over the years and it looks like we will be getting a break from it. Unfortunately, Emmett is getting homework this year but he seems to be doing okay with it. ☺ I'm kinda liking the level of positive surrounding this school year already. I was really worried about how things were going to go, but so far, it's been awesome.

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August 22, 2017

Elliott / Emmett John / My thoughts / School / Victories

Here’s the verdict from the first day of school

I'm greatly relieved to be able to share that the boys first day of school was an overwhelming success. All of the kids that were a problem last year for Elliott, are no longer attending. This is amazing news for Elliott and anyone else that was troubled by this last year. ☺ Both Elliott and Emmett like their new classrooms, teachers and classmates. There might even be hope for them eating the school breakfast, as the food has changed this year and is supposed to be much better. Best of all, not one person said anything to Elliott about his backpack. We clearly got off to a rough start but I'm thrilled with the way it all played out. I'm hoping that tomorrow is just as good, but with a…

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August 17, 2017

Clothes / Emmett John / My thoughts / Sensory

That was a fucking disaster

Nothing with Emmett went well this morning. All of the clothes we had picked out and he pre-approved would work. Shorts were too small or too big. Either the seams or the buttons irritated him. His shorts felt weird and so did his pants. All of these things led to our very first meltdown for the new school year. We were of course late as a result, but he finally was able to work through it but not in a way that met with the dress code. Frankly, I don't care about the dress code anymore. While he made it to school, he came very close to not making it to school and that's got me frazzled. I know he's nervous and that he had a really bad nightmare last…

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August 17, 2017

Emmett John / My thoughts / School Related Issues

We would end up imploding

Lizze and I met with Dr Pattie last evening, as per the usual for our Tuesday nights. Our main topic of course was school and how to handle this school year. I should very clear that no one thinks homeschooling the boys is a good idea. As the school year approaches, I'm getting worried about how everything is going to play out. Between Emmett's fevers and sensory issues, I'm already worried about how we're going to manage this year. The idea of homeschooling has been on our radar for awhile, but none of us like the idea. It's nothing against homeschooling itself, it's based in our particular situation, and how it would impact us overall. Dr Pattie basically said that the decision is ours to make, but she thinks we…

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August 16, 2017

Autism Parenting Insight / Emmett John / Feeding Problems / My thoughts / Sensory

What makes a corndog inedible?

This is my life, and as a parent to three with Autism, I deal with this stuff every single meal, of every single day. My goal with this post is to help put into context, what both people with Autism and their families or caregivers, deal with. The pictures below are just one example of how sensory processing disorder and Autism can impact things like eating. These are more dramatic examples because the imperfections are much more obvious. Many times however, the imperfections are much more subtle and only noticeable to one Mr. Emmett. I can see why he sees this as a problem but it in no way impacts the corndog. In his eyes, this is absolutely inedible and he would never dream of actually consuming this, regardless of…

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August 15, 2017

Emmett John / My thoughts

Emmett and I had a great time

Yesterday, what began as a potential family trip to the movies, ended in Emmett and I going by ourselves. I was going to take everyone to see Transformers at the dollar movies, until I realized that Gavin wouldn't be able to go. Sticking Gavin into a potentially crowed theater, is a no go. Even I still forget these limitations from time to time. Gavin was super cool about it and Elliott didn't want to go anyway. Emmett on the other hand, had his heart set on going. Lizze suggested that she stay home with Gavin and Elliott, while I take Emmett. Emmett and I ended up have a great time and bought some popcorn after the movie, and brought it home for everyone who couldn't go. While I wish we…

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August 13, 2017

Elliott / Emmett John / My thoughts / Sensory

Bedtime has become a sensory nightmare

Last night was a challenge once again because Emmett wasn't tolerating a blanket. Everything has to be just so, in order for him to be comfortable enough to fall asleep. I'm going to be brutally honest here. I didn't even dick around with trying for extended periods of time to help him work through this. At this point in time, it's more important that we all get some sleep, rather than worrying about the means in which we obtain it. Like I said, there was no dicking around. I went straight for what we knew ow works and works rather quickly. That approach is as simple as snuggling and singing him to sleep in our bed. For whatever reason, it's helping him fall asleep. He used Lizze's super soft blankets…

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August 7, 2017