In our family we have a name for some of the quirky characteristics of our kids.  We call these quirky characteristics ism's. This started out many years ago with Gavin.  We called all the cute little quirky behaviors Gavin-ism's. This has been passed down to Elliott and Emmett as well.  For example,  one of my most favorite is an Emmett-ism. Emmett has a very particular way of showing me affection.  It's called hug and kiss and I value it more than anything in the world.  He has to hug me first and then give me a kiss. It has to be in that order or he starts over again.  It's just been something he has always done.  I think it's one of the sweetest things in the whole wide world. …

Elliott is really having a rough time anymore.  He's so anxious and it feels like all he does as whine about everything. He's also having a hard time listening. It takes many attempts to get him to do anything. We so need to get him on his new meds. He needs relief as soon as possible. We have to call his doctor on Tuesday and see what we can do. This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung’s Galaxy S III. Please forgive any typos. I do know how to spell but auto-correct hate me. Please join our Autism Help Forums Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store

It's the 1st of September and we brought it in with a day full of manipulation and tantrums.  Gavin is extremely manipulative.  Ask any parent with a child that has reactive attachment disorder or conduct disorder and they will likely tell of a similar story. I'm just going to focus on the most recent events.  They start off with Gavin caught trying to manipulate Elliott into wanting to play video games.  As you know,  Gavin is not allowed to play video games very often, because he gets too upset and he also has epilepsy, so that's a concern as well. On occasion,  we allow him to help his brothers while they are playing a game.  This allows Gavin to play,  but in a limited capacity.  This is one of those…

The bond between a boy and his dog is an amazing thing.  Emmett made up his own little song and was singing it to Bella as he danced with her in the living room. How cute is that? This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung’s Galaxy S III. Please forgive any typos. I do know how to spell but auto-correct hate me. Please join our Autism Help Forums Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store

On occasion, I like to make confessions about things I have done, that I'm not proud of. Not only do I feel better but I also show everyone that I'm far from perfect and that I make mistakes.  This helps people to realize that they are not alone. Today I want to confess that I lost my temper with Elliott Richard last night.  He wasn't listening and was whining about everything.  I raised my voice to him more than once.  I'm ashamed because he's not feeling well and his anxiety is through the roof. Instead of being more patient a day understanding,  I yelled at him because I simply couldn't take anymore. Now,  I had given him multiple chances to stop and all I did was raise me vioce above…

I wanted to take a minute and update you all on how Gavin is doing,  health wise. Since tightly controlling his fluid intake and starting his new meds,  Gavin seems to be a bit more stable. I'm very,  very cautiously optimistic because these things have a tendency to sorta pop up unexpectedly.  There's no way to know for sure if things are actually better of if he simply isn't having any issues at the moment. It should be noted that his heart rate is still to high. With that said, he hasn't been nauseous since Thursday and hasn't experienced chest pain since then either. He also didn't have any tantrums yesterday.  Perhaps that's why he felt so well.  This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung’s Galaxy S…

On Monday,  Lizze and I will be celebrating our 9 th anniversary. We've been together for 11 years and married for 9. I think that's pretty amazing.  Especially considering all of the stress and strain we both feel all the time.  We probably won't do anything and we never really get to.  However,  that won't make the day any less important.  Nine years.  It's really hard to believe it's been that long.  This was posted via WordPress for Android, courtesy of Samsung’s Galaxy S III. Please forgive any typos. I do know how to spell but auto-correct hate me. Please join our Autism Help Forums Look for "Autism Help" app at the Google Play Store