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My Broken Heart: The bare-handed man was published today on The Thinking Person's Guide To Autism. This is a great site full of very useful information and stories and I'm honored to share my story there. They do an AMAZING job of spreading Autism Awareness. Thank you TPGA, for seeing fit to help me share my story and spread Autism Awareness. Stop by and give them a read. Friend them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter......

Yesterday Lizze received her cane. It's difficult for Lizze to be physically reduced to needing assistance to walk. I won't speak for her as she will be sharing her own feeling soon enough. For me though, it's heartbreaking to watch her struggle with so much pain. I will be taking Lizze to the Cleveland Clinic to a  rheumatologist for a second opinion. Not really a second opinion more like a re-evaluation. The doctor that have diagnosed her with Fibromyalgia is a top 50 doctor in that field in the US so we're pretty confident with his diagnosis. The concern right now is that she is unresponsive to medications. It could VERY easily be the stress we are experiencing each day or she has the wrong diagnosis. We will be seeking…

It's been a while since we checked in with Mr. Lizard, Elliott's bearded dragon. He was only 4 inches long when we first got him. Now he's about 16 inches long.. Mr. Lizard was a "relatively" successful attempt at teaching Elliott about responsibility. Kids on the spectrum learn by doing. So I try to include him in everyday tasks and encourage him to take responsibility for the things in his life. Elliott does quite well with this type of "Hands on" learning.   Posted using my Sprint Epic 4G on the fly and without the use of proper editing tools.  

We are out picking Lizze's new cane up. Elliott was asking what we doing there. I explained we were getting something to help mommy walk. He asked why mommy needed help walking. I said her legs hurt and the cane helps her to keep from falling and makes it easier to walk. He looked at me perplexed and said, how does the cane help her walk? I thought about it a second and said it's like a walking stick Elliott (he knows what that is or so I thought). He looks at me like I'm an idiot an says, daddy, here's the thing. I understand how it helps mommy. I don't understand how the stick walks by itself?  - Lost and Tired Posted using my Epic 4G on the fly…