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The 3 reasons why I had such an awesome day

As the day winds to a close, I wanted to end things on a positive note. There were lots of things that happened today, some good and some bad. I do believe that the good far outweighed the bad and for that reason, I feel pretty good tonight. Of everything that took place, three things stick out as what really helped to make today such a good day for me in particular. The boys got their report cards today and they did awesome this quarter. They both pretty much had straight A's or the equivalent. What made it even cooler was that for the first time ever, they both took great interest in their report cards. In fact, they wanted to open them on their own, the moment we picked…

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January 24, 2017

1 big problem we had with Gavin’s IVIG infusion today

1 big problem we had with Gavin’s IVIG infusion today

I mentioned in an earlier post that Gavin has some problems with his IVIG infusion this morning. It was actually more of a problem during his infusion and not really with the infusion itself. Normally, he sits in the same place on the same couch and plays the same game on the Xbox or his tablet, to help pass the time. Today however, his bladder issues hit him really hard. He was unable to sit down without having to get up and race to the bathroom. It got so bad that we had him stay in his bedroom for the duration because his room is right across from the bathroom and he wouldn't have to keep taking the steps. That threw him off because he's very particular about the…

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January 23, 2017

Gavin / My thoughts

The 2 things that made Gavin’s day so awesome

On a pretty cool note, Gavin's having a great afternoon. We did his IVIG infusion first thing in the morning. That gets it out of the way and makes sure that nothing comes up that could interfere. He slept off his morning meds and then went to lunch with my Dad. He wanted to take Gavin out to lunch for his birthday. They were out of town last week and so today worked out for everyone. After lunch, my Dad took him along and let Gavin help him on a job. My Dad owns a painting company and loves having the kids along sometimes to help out. ☺ I should mention that there were some problems during the infusion but I'll explain that later. Overall, I think Gavin's had an…

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January 23, 2017

Gavin / My thoughts

3 things that have me very worried about my son

It's been a long weekend for The Autism Dad family. The boys are struggling in the sleep department and subsequently, so am I. I've been too tired to write as frequently as I like to. As my first post of the week, I want to make sure that bring you up to speed on some things going on with Gavin that have me very worried. The following concerns are not in any particular order. Gavin's memory is getting worse. It used to be just his short term memory that was problematic but even his long term memory is beginning to suffer. In fact, his short term memory is getting even worse than it's been. He's now struggling with very simple, one step tasks and is often unable to complete them…

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January 23, 2017

My thoughts / Vivint Gives Back

Talking safety and peace of mind for special needs families

As many of you know by now, I'm working very closely with Vivint, and the Vivint Gives Back Project. I'm also intimately involved with Guardian Locate, and we are partnered with Project Lifesaver International. This puts me in a unique position to help your voices be heard. I would like to know specifically, what you think you need to make your lives easier in regards to the battle of keeping your kids from letting themselves out of the house and wandering off or getting into things that could be harmful. What kinds of things would help you more easily keep an eye on your kids and frankly, sleep better at night? While technology can't fix everything, it can make things easier to manage. I'd like to know what you would…

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January 23, 2017

My thoughts

As an #Autism parent, do you ever just feel like crying?

I fully realize I'm a grown man but I'm so far over the edge today that I feel like breaking down. As a father to three boys with varying special needs, but all with Autism, I'm in over my head on most days. I feel like I'm being crushed under the weight of the load I have to carry. The boys have been having a rough day and that means I'm having a rough day as well. Elliott has been struggling quite a bit as well, especially in the sleep department. Rather than trying to repeatedly justify our struggle with sleep issues, I going to ask that you simply take me at my word that were doing everything we can to work through these issues. Sleep has been placed on…

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January 22, 2017

Elliott / Emmett John / My thoughts / Sleep Issues

#Autism and Issues with Sleep are Killing Me

This is going to be very short and to the point. I'm fucking exhausted. Both Elliott and Emmett are awake and show no signs of slowing down. It's currently 2 am and my body just wants to shutdown. Elliott's not been sleeping well at all since the bullying thing started up again. It may just be coincidence but that's just when this particular sleep issue began. Emmett was actually sleeping until he woke up at midnight to use the bathroom and realized Elliott was awake. I basically had a choice of making them go to their rooms and try to sleep, while I did the same or just cut my losses and move to the living room. I chose the later because it had the best chance of sleep. Elliott…

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January 22, 2017

Bipolar Disorder / Gavin / Manic / My thoughts / Schizoaffective Disorder

He’s driving me f@#king crazy today

Let me start things off by reminding everyone how much I love my kids. I've got tons of new readers and I just want to be clear on that because of the tone of this post. That said, and with my profession of unconditional love for my children, here's the deal. They are driving me fucking crazy. More specifically, Gavin’s driving me fucking crazy. The other two are actually doing okay today. Gavin is having a really tough day, in several areas of his life. Veteran readers will probably already guess that a large part of this is in regards to his constant, incessant need to talk to me. No one has this much to say and neither does Gavin for that matter. He's just talking about totally random things…

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January 21, 2017