Challenging day but a better night

The boys and I had a rough afternoon. Well, the boys had a rough afternoon and I was driven completely bonkers.  I mentioned in a previous post that I was going to take 3 kids, 2 unwillingly, to the park because Daddy needed to get the crazy train back on the tracks.  We did just that.  The boys and I met my parents at the Garden Center and we walked around there before walking the track.     Elliott had a rough time because he couldn't do everything that he wanted to but we found a compromise and he found a bit of peace. 😊 I carried Emmett on my shoulders for a good while and when we made it back to the car, it was dark.  The boys were in…

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There isn’t enough junk food in the world to keep my kids from driving me crazy today

We started out having such a good day but all good things must come to an end. 😫 The boys have been fighting for last few hours and I'm reasonably sure that my sanity hopped the last train to crazy town about 30 minutes ago.     The fighters are Elliott and Emmett. They are just pushing each other's button like a boss.  Gavin is driving me crazy for a much different reason. He's forgetting everything and I'm so tired of repeating myself this evening.  I'm essentially having to micromanage Gavin's life during the day and I hate doing that. Gavin's level of functioning has been significantly reduced over the last couple of months and we lost much of the progress that's been made this past year. 😞 The boys and…

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Teaching my kids a valuable lesson today

It's been a pretty good day so far in The Autism Dad house.  The boys are in a good mood and we're spending some time this afternoon, cleaning up the house.  I might try my very first Periscope broadcast as the boys put the toads they've raised this summer go back into nature. We'll be taking them to Stadium Park and going on a little hike to find the perfect spot to release them.  The boys did a really good job of taking care of the toad family they rescued. Setting them free is the final piece of the puzzle and hopefully, that will happen this afternoon.  My goal with this little project was to help teach my kids a valuable lesson about life and just how important/precious life is,…

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How far would you go to save your child’s life?

ABC News put out an article today about a man named Brian Randolph of South Lyon, Michigan.  He was arrested and charged with armed robbery and bank robbery.  Apparently, on August 12, 2015, Randolph entered the Vibe Credit Union in South Lyon, Michigan and handed the teller a note demanding the money. He also indicated to the teller that he had a shotgun hidden in his clothes although never actually showed the teller because he was in fact, unarmed.  After he was arrested, he explained that he robbed the Credit Union out of desperation. As it turns out, his 1 year old daughter Brailynn Randolph has cancer, more specifically, retinoblastoma.. This is cancer that forms in the eyes.  She's receiving chemotherapy every four weeks and due for her next treatment…

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It was a really rough visit for the boys and they came home early 

Last night the boys went to have dinner with their Mom and Grandma. It's  a two hour break, every other Wednesday and it was a disaster. The boys were home about an hour after they left. Emmett was having a rough day.  For some reason he was really, really anxious before he even got into the car. He was overwhelmed and already a donkey on the edge.  Grandma and I calmed him down and he ended up going off without a issue after that.  At some point, Emmett got upset again and wanted to come home.  They went to visit nearby family and Gavin ended up kneeling in dog pee. Needless to say, he was none to happy about that and so he wanted to come home..     I was…

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Someone killed my neighbors dog :(

I was letting Maggie out tonight and one of my neighbors came over and to talk. It was well after midnight so I knew something was wrong.  He informed me that his dog Sam had been killed. 😔 Sam was a really sweet dog, puppy rather.     I'm saddened to say that someone threw ground hamburger packed with broken glass into their yard, Sam ate it and later, passed away.  The vet found the ground hamburger and broken glass during the autopsy that was required for the police report.  This neighborhood is just horrible and I'm so sorry for my friends loss. I'm horrified by what that poor dog must have gone through. 💔 He wanted to make sure that I walked through my yard before letting Maggie out, so…

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The boys are off to dinner and I’m on my own

Yesterday took a great deal out of me and I'm dragging today. It's been a relatively quiet day here and for that I'm grateful.  Skipping ahead until now, the boys have just left to have dinner with their Mom and Grandma. Emmett was a little bit upset because he wasn't sure if he would like where they were going but we told him that he wouldn't go hungry and that Mommy/Grandma will figure it out for him.  Outside of that, it went off without a hitch and that makes me feel really good. 😀 I won't really have down time tonight because I have to go to the grocery store and run a few errands before the boys get home. I do get to go without them so I suppose that…

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Here’s what happened at the Cleveland Clinic

I'm going to do my best to explain what happens yesterday at the Cleveland Clinic and I'm going to try and make this shirt and sweet.  For starters, Gavin's okay.  The eye exam part of his appointment showed no issues in structure but functionality would require further testing. That would only take place if the genetic testing comes back positive.    They took detailed picture of his teeth and eyes to further document where he is currently so changes would be easier to track.  Right now we just have to wait for the results of his DNA breakdown.  I should also add that this is all done free of charge because Gavin is now part of the a research project trying to learn more about this extremely rare disorder called…

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