My kids, Emmett and Gavin in particular have ever growing needs. Doctors visits and therapies, just to name a few. Much of the time I'm able to meet those needs and others times I'm not.  Typically, I try to take it a week at a time as that's the best I can do right now. Currently, I have arrived at a place where I just can't keep up with the demand. Gavin's recent hospital stays and the van breaking down have disrupted our rather delicate financial balance. At times like these I have to find other ways to make it another week. The boys have a week filled with therapies and at least one trip to Akron Children's Hospital. So the agenda for today is to figure out how to make it…

After a long tiring day of playing, screaming and yelling Emmett finally crashes. While sitting up on the couch AND fully clothed. :-)  Isn't he precious... - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G with out the use of proper editing tools and auto-correct. Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

Emmett has made his triumphant return home from my parents house. What does he do the moment he arrives home? I'll give you 3 guesses but if you read this blog regularly, you'll only need one. That's right, he strips down to his skivvies. Clearly, he has had all he could take of his clothes today. Some people come home and have a drink or watch the game to unwind, Emmett sheds his clothes. Autism? Sensory issues? What are you talking about? Certainly none of that here. ;-) - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G with out the use of proper editing tools and auto-correct. Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote…

We actually made it out last night to see the last Harry Potter movie. We had a few hickups but it all turned out OK. My parents took Emmett and Lizze's took Gavin and Elliott. Thanks everyone for helping me pull this one off. Lizze had a great time and is currently trying to sleep off the migraine but she got to be there at midnight for the last movie. Thanks again. This doesn't happen very often. In fact I think the last time was 2 Harry Potter movies ago. It was a much needed break but I'm missing my babies ;-) - Lost and Tired Post by Wordpress for Android via Nexus S 4G with out the use of proper editing tools and auto-correct. Please Vote for Lost and…

Hey all. I thought it might be nice to provide a little something for the kiddos. So what I did was select a couple movies (that are kid friendly) and embedd them on a special page here. This way if your kids are looking for something to do maybe they could be entertained for a while watching one of these movies. We git rid of cable and satellite a few years ago now and live watching internet based TV. My kids LOVE being able to do this so I thought I would share this with all of you as well. The current movie line up includes Jonha A VeggieTales Movie and Little Nemo. Simply click the link belong or the Sensory Friendly Movies page at the top. You can make…

I wanted to take a minute and explain a bit about the "sensory issues" or Sensory Processing Disorder I always refer to in this blog. Basically, a great way to think about this is remembering the story of The Princess and The Pea. If you recall the princess was able to feel the pea through all of the mattresses when no one else could. It's very much the same way for Emmett, accept with his clothes. Emmett is EXTREMELY sensitive to the way clothes feel on his skin. Again, this is why in most of the pictures and videos he isn't wearing many. While Emmett struggles with the feeling of clothes on his skin in general, he struggles the most with his shoes and socks. To him, not only are they uncomfortable…

We are having major issues with aggression. Emmett is becoming much more aggressive and Lizze, Gavin and Elliott are paying a very heavy price. Not sure if the pictures so the claw marks on Gavin's neck and Elliott's back. Elliott was also bitten on his left......um....butt cheek. Obviously, we don't have pictures of that. However, the bite was pretty bad, luckily it didn't actually break the skin but it's badly bruised. Lizze is also being assaulted as well. She's getting smacked and hit on a fairly regular basis. She has scratches on her face and neck. I don't know how to address these aggressive behaviors. Part of the problem with Emmett lies in his frustration with communication or rather lack of communication. This is one of the less than positive…