So I wanted to take a few minutes and turn our misfortune into a learning experience. This is simply meant to educate and nothing more. I share our story, good,bad and otherwise.  I do so in a transparent manner so that hopefully, lesson can be learned. I wrote a post a few days ago, in response to the Fox News story about the little 5 yr old autistic boy denied lunch at school because his parents were behind on the bill. There was quite a bit of judgements being made about the parents.  Some people thought they were bad parents because the bill was left unpaid. My goal was to remind people that these parents shouldn't be judged so harshly because we have absolutely no idea what their lives are…

Who would have thought? Gavin absolutely loves cleaning.  That's right,  he loves to clean.  For the longest time I didn't really pay attention to this.  However,  I have found that Gavin just has this thing for cleaning.  Now prepare to have your mind blown because this is going to seem really weird.  Last night,  Gavin had this huge,  huge tantrum.  We needed to find a consequence that would hopefully send a message. The thought actually occurred to me that I could withhold taking out the trash but isn't that the most bizarre thing ever. Who would have thought that taking away chores away could be disciplinary tool. It just seems counterintuitive, doesn't it? Now considering Gavin's personality,  one of two things would likely happen.  First, it could work. He could…

Yesterday was Elliott's medication appointment.  It has been decided that the best course of action is to treat what may be ADHD. The logic behind this is that we aren't sure what's what.  There are any signs of ADHD and anxiety.  The reason we are going to address the ADHD first is because the medications work immediately.  This means that if it is ADHD playing a role,  we can provide Elliott with the fastest relief by addressing it first.  We will then reassess and decide if the anxiety is still present. All we are waiting on is two assessments to be reviewed before we decide what medication to try.  It's sometimes really difficult to know what's what, especially in younger kids. Unfortunately,  the truth is, that things may sometimes need…

I have a great many friends in the #Autism community,  both with and without #Autism.  I look at everyone as one big extended family. Sadly,  I know that not everyone is treated well.  There seems to be a lot of judgements being made about people within the community, by others within the community. I was hoping we could start to address some of these issues so that we can continue on with our mission of helping make the world more #Autism aware. I wanted to use today and sorta take the pulse of the #Autism community.  I want to know how you think the #Autism community is doing to raise awareness and support those touched by #Autism? Below are a few questions to get the conversation started.  1) Have you…