We have a large, open front porch, with indoor/outdoor carpet. For years now the stray cats in the neighborhood having been peeing on the carpet. It's a horrible smell, especially when it's humid. I've bleached the porch countless times. We have never actually caught one of these cats in the act of peeing on the porch.....that is....until today.  Maggie was let outside to go potty and all the sudden went nuts. Next thing I know I hear a cat hissing and Maggie trying to get underneath the steps to the porch. Out of nowhere this cat launches itself across the porch, over our fence and into this tree. The whole thing happened in like 15 secs but it was a long time coming. Maggie woundn't have hurt the cat she…

Emmett is our youngest of 3 boys and also Autistic. I had mentioned before that he has good days and not so good days. Today, is a not so good day. He's doing a lot of shreiking and screaming over what "appears" to be nothing. I say "appears" because we have no idea what's causing this. Emmett struggles with language and speech so he can't just tell us what's wrong. I hate assuming anything but my guess is that he's maybe over stimulated. Could be something small or it could be everything, your guess is as good as mine. The screaming though is maddening. It so high pitched it's like little pieces of glass in your brain. I don't get headaches very often but this is like instant headache. I…

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Lizze is a huge Harry Potter fan and I mean HUGE. She has made it to most of the midnight movie releases. She loves watching all the.....um....unique....people dress up in costumes. I thinks it's a bit weird but she has fun so more power to her. Sadly, I have been able to get her to the last 2 movies on opening night because we just couldn't afford it. She was disappointed but she understood.  It sucks because she only ever asks for one thing and that's to go to the midnight showing of each new Harry Potter movie. She was disappointed again this year because we couldn't get tickets again because we just had to many things come up. I hate seeing the disappointment in her eyes, even though she…

Well, in two words or less, not good. She has been needing the assistance of a cane for most of yesterday and today, in order to walk. The pain is to the point that she would rather just sleep through it. While that's not the ideal solution, I do understand. Her migraines are back.....well....I guess they never really went away. She has been getting small breaks from her migraines but last I checked, she is still getting them 20+ days a month. They are trying her on a new supplemental medication for the migra ines to go along with her pain killers. The med is called Sumavel and it comes in this cool auto-injector but not just ANY auto-injector. This is uses pressurized air to deliver the dose. No needles required. She…

I walked into the bathroom and what did I see....Emmett John was STANDING to pee. - 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 :)

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So Lizze and I meet with the school. I thought is was very positive and I feel really good about it.  A face to face.makes all the difference in the world. I explained that while Elliott may have Aspergers he doesn't need special attention and would likely thrive in that environment. As I have said many times, I think most of our challenges with Elliott revolve around his environment and not so much any inherent problem. They are going to discuss this but would like to meet with Dr. Pattie to get her opinion as to whether or not she feels they can meet his needs.  I feel good about this and I completely respect their position. They are not equipt to work with special needs kids and they just…