Read more about the article Surgery didn’t go how I expected and neither did my recovery
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Surgery didn’t go how I expected and neither did my recovery

Just a quick update as to how I'm recovering from oral surgery a week ago. I'll keep this brief, I promise. Last week I had three wisdom teeth removed. I was pretty freaked out about it in the weeks and days leading up to the surgery. I'm pretty sure I drove my wife nuts. Anyway, the surgery was actually a breeze and recovery has been going well. I haven't been in any pain that higher dose motrin couldn't address. I still have most of my pain meds because they simply weren't necessary. The only discomfort I've been in is where the tooth that was impacted had to be dug out. That's still healing and probably will be for a little while. There's good size hole going straight back and it…

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March 31, 2019
Read more about the article #Respite shouldn’t be a luxury
Autism Parenting Insight / My thoughts

#Respite shouldn’t be a luxury

Many Autism parents don't get breaks very often. Our lives are incredibly stressful because it's 24/7 and sleep is often in short supply. Respite shouldn't be a luxury, it's a necessity but unfortunately, respite is often out of reach or unavailable. My wife and I can go a good while between breaks but we are very lucky to get them. We have very supportive family and that's truly something to be grateful for. We had one such break last night, while all three of the kids were with their grandparents. My wife and I had about 24 hours to ourselves but were too tired to actually take advantage of the time. When the kids are gone, we probably should be playing catch up with things around the house. We probably…

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March 30, 2019
Read more about the article 3 big reasons why I’m thankful today
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3 big reasons why I’m thankful today

Well, it's been a pretty long day and it's finally coming to a close. I'm trying to kill about 30 minutes so I can take my motrin before going to bed and I figured I'd post a quick update. There's only three things worth mentioning tonight and both are mostly good news. ☺ First of all, Ruby's surgery went well and she came home the same day. They weren't sure if she'd need to stay overnight but they ended up sending her home mid-afternoon. She's doing well but she's not very happy.. She's got to wear this little tiny cone of shame for the next 12 days. It's almost bigger than she is and she does not like it. She's taking sedatives for the next 5 days to help keep…

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March 28, 2019
Read more about the article We had a very early morning trip to the vet
Family Pets / My thoughts / Ruby

We had a very early morning trip to the vet

We had an early start to the day because Ruby had to be at the vet before 7 AM. She's finally getting fixed this morning. We've been trying to get her fixed for awhile but when we had the money, she was either going into or coming out of heat. Anyway, we dropped her off at 7 AM and while there's a chance we can pick her up at dinner time, she will most likely stay overnight. The boys were worried about her so I wanted to give them a chance to say goodbye, so I woke them up. Elliott went right back to bed, which is exactly what I expected. Emmett insisted on going with me, which is what I expected as well. I'm really hoping that Elliott doesn't…

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March 27, 2019
Read more about the article Trying to help my adult #Autistic son find independence is challenging
Autism Parenting Struggles / Gavin / My thoughts

Trying to help my adult #Autistic son find independence is challenging

Gavin had a pretty rough afternoon/evening and it culminated into a decent sized meltdown at therapy tonight. The problem is that Gavin either isn't recognizing or is unwilling to admit he's making mistakes. Mistakes are something that Gavin simply doesn't tolerate, especially in himself. When something happens and we try to point it out to him, he very often will either deny it happened or happened the way it did. He can become very, very upset. We had a situation arise at therapy tonight and it led to a decent sized meltdown. It wasn't a big deal but it was a great example for Dr. Pattie to see, so she can help guide us through it. All that happened was Elliott handed Gavin a cup of goldfish crackers and for…

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March 27, 2019