When a child, like Gavin, is sent to a psych unit it's usually for good reason. It's a heartbreaking task for any parent. It's done it for many reasons but there are two common ones. One the child needs to get help that can't be provided at the home (maybe the child is to violent or dangerous and you have to worry about safety as well). Two, it's also used as a deterrent to negative behavior. For example, if the child continues to hurt themselves they will go back. I realize that there are many more reasons for needing to send a child to an place like this. These were just two examples. After speaking with the case manager yesterday, she said Gavin is having a blast.. She said it's…

Emmett's getting his grub on before going to speech therapy.. He really likes the sausage patties at McDonalds. We don't go often but sometimes it's just nice Lizze and I to treat Emmett to breakfast when the other kids are at school.... - Lost and Tired Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

Emmett ages out of early intervention this month. So we are in a transition period right now. I had to meet with Canton City Schools child psychologist today. Canton City School's is responsible for Emmett and ALL other kids in their district. You may recall our experience with the Canton City School system with Gavin. To say Gavin's experience with Canton City School's was bad is like saying the Grand Canyon is just a ditch. Gavin's exeperience was HORRIBLE and abusive. Needless to say I was less than excited to meet with them today to discuss Emmett's future. However, I must admitt, that I was impressed today. We clearly got shafted when Gavin was there and things seem to be different now. Emmett also did really well today. He wore…

As many of you know this van has been the bane of my existence for almost a year now. After a BRAND NEW transmission (within the first month of owning the van) new front and rear subframes, deep engine work, 6 vacuum leaks, a tune up, new intake, new tie rods, one flatbed and 3 tow's later she's almost fixed. I heard back from Andy at Waterloo Transmission this afternoon. After having the van a week and unsuccessfully reproducing the issues it finally happened.  The van FINALLY stalled for them today. Our suspicions were correct and it was the fuel pump that was intermittently failing.  We were pretty sure that was the problem but it's about an $800 repair so they wanted to be sure before we incurred that cost. It performed FLAWLESSLY for the…

Today is one of those days where I know ahead of time just how bad it's gonna be. We have 2 very important meetings today. One in Akron for Gavin and one at Eastgate for Emmett. They also happen to overlap and so we are forced to be in 2 places at the same time. We'll have to divide and conquer today in order to accomplish everything we need to. Lizze is going to Akron with my mom and I'm meeting with Emmett's school. So both of us are running around like crazy today. The stress is getting to Lizze and her migraine is back with avengence. For anyone thinking that taking your child to a psychiatric hospital for admittance makes your life easier.....think again. If anything, things become more…

Here are some random pictures of Akron Children's Hospital. This really is a cool hospital. I took these pictures on the journey get lunch. - Lost and Tired Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

Alright, so a lot happened yesterday. I figured now that the dust is settling I could kinda recap what took place yesterday. Basically, Gavin began hurting himself again on Wednesday morning. In doing so, he violated his behavioral contract he agreed to on Sunday night at Akron Children's Hospital. We returned to Akron yesterday morning as per the instructions given to us on Sunday. We spent about 8 hours being interviewed and processed. Gavin was admitted because he was a danger to himself and a danger to his younger brothers by his example. While this is the outcome we were hoping for it's bitter sweet. I say bitter sweet because this was a last resort and we don't feel good about not being able to help him at home. However, he is…