Today I had to go grocery shopping. Gavin was along for the ride so I used the opportunity to teach him a few things. We only had a short time between dropping off and picking up the boys so we had to be quick. I put Gavin in charge of the grocery list. It was his job to tell me what we needed and once we got it, to scratch it off the list. These are skills he needs to learn. He did a pretty good job. He didn't like the fact we had to go out of order but he coped pretty well. I also had him focus on paying attention to everyone and everything around him. He…

I have to leave in a few minutes to go to meet with Elliott's teachers. I'll have all the kids with me, so this will be difficult. Then I will load them all up again and head to see Dr. Patti. Then back home to bathe, medicate and put them all to bed for the night. Then I have laundry and an Android project to work on. I also need to get caught up on this blog and then try to get some sleep tonight. At some point tonight I have get my parents car so I can get the van back into the shop.......AGAIN.

Today is going to be insanely busy. After Lizze took Elliott to school she had to take her meds. Unfortunately, that means she'll sleep through the rest of the day. Gavin is on Spring break this week so I'll be bringing him along with me ALL day long. I have to have Emmett at therapy by 11am. Then we come for 30mins before driving him all the way to school. Then Gavin and I have to go grocery shopping and finish up in time to pick up Elliott from school. Then we have to ALL go to pick up Emmett ad come home for about an hour. Then I will pack up all the kids and go to Elliott's teacher conference. The go home and feed them dinner (super fast)…

Emmett was evaluated again for OT today. They basically said he has sensory integration disorder and has a lot of sensory issues. They have submitted their report to insurance and we will hear back next week. Hopefully Emmett will be seen at least once a week. Not like we need another appointment to go to each week but Emmett desperately needs it. We'll just have to make it work...

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Flash cards on my phone wouldn't work because they don't account for combinations of things (I'll need to make some changes to accommodate that going forward). I asked him if he wanted a spoon and he did. Progress, right....wrong.

As a special needs parent there many many things I worry about. I thought I would share with everyone just a few of the things that are weighting pretty heavy right now. This isn't meant to garner sympathy but to share some more about my family's situation. I truly believe there is no way for me to win this battle in the long run. By "win" I mean making sure everyone's needs are met and my family survives one more day. By "battle" I mean the constant struggle for survival. By "survival" I mean meet my family's physical, emotional, medical and even financial needs. Here's the reality of our situation. Lizze is sick and getting worse. The worse she gets the more responsibility falls onto my shoulders. I worry constantly about her…

Potty training can be very difficult for Autistic children. Gavin really struggled with it and Elliott did okay. The challenge is potty training Emmett. There is such a HUGE communication barrier that it makes the simplest of things extremely difficult. That said there is a ray of hope for us as Emmett used the big boy potty a few times the other day. He has pee'd in the potty a few times now and seem to be okay with it. He did this completely of his own accord. This will be challenging as communication is difficult. Hopefully we can build on that momentum cause these diapers are killing us as quickly as we go through them.