We spoke with Gavin's doctor and decided to increase his meds at bedtime just a bit. I'm doubtful this will work because he is only on 1mg of resperidol and it took 8mg the last time he was on it. We are supposed to call if things get worse or by Wednesday which ever comes first. My fear is he's going to have to go back. The safety issues here are very serious. Gavin is now following these hallucinations around the house. He is talking about defending himself now. What if one of the kids becomes involved in whatever Gavin has going on? Or worse Gavin sees them as something that is out to get him. Not only do we have to worry about Gavin's sanity and peace of mind…

Lizze and I are already considering the idea that Gavin will have to go back to Akron Children's Hospital. He is clearly not stable and we can't help him. No amount of "Gavin it's not real" seems to cut it. We are also going to have to consider safety issues for everyone. Gavin needs relief from this ASAP. We are calling the doctor first thing in the morning. Please pray for him. Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.

We just found Gavin crying in his room. He has been seeing things all night. Apparently he saw a "rat face" in his door way. He got up and followed it into Elliott Richards room and saw a "giant rat" on his wall. The rat jumped off the wall and ate all of the skin off his left arm. What the hell do we do with that? Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.

The art of speaking with an Autistic Child. I wrote this article to help give less experienced persons a few tips on speaking with Autistic children. Site Seems To Be Having Some Issues.  Please be patient. Please check it out and share. As always, every time you subscribe to or even click to view my work you are helping to support the Lost and Tired family. So if you like what I write please share the links and subscribe to my page. Thanks Again.

A rare moment of peace and quiet. This almost never happens but when it does it's nice. Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.

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Anyone versed in Autism already knows what a struggle Autism can be. Gavin just got home from his 2nd hospital stay in as many weeks. I went from frustrated with his behaviors to horrified he was in the psych unit to glad he is home. Since he arrived home yesterday I have gone all the way back to frustrated. Gavin is trying and that's obvious. However, he is also back to telling me all his thoughts and incessantly talking. The tension between him and Elliott Richard could be cut with a knife. ER is glad Gavin is home but is frustrated at the same time. Gavin isn't the easiest kid to play with. Gavin is always easily frustrated and now is no different. ER is trying to connect on some…

It's amazing the twists and turns you experience on Autism's journey. Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.