Managing #anxiety and #panicattacks can be extremely challenging

It's been a pretty decent day thus far. I didn't sleep very well last night but I took a short nap this morning and feel much better. The boys got off to school without any trouble and Lizze had her first of two doctors appointments. There was about a 30 minute break between appointments and they were on opposite ends of town. Her last appointment went well but on the way home, she was hit with a panic attack. Lizze has always battled anxiety and panic attacks are par for the course. Rather than go straight home and likely get worse, we opted instead to hit the park, go for a walk and take pictures of Fall. Lizze was getting really nauseous and I figured that a physical outlet might…

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When your kid is talking about “master bait” and their teacher hears something else entirely

Funny story. I picked up the boys from school and both were in good moods. That's always a good thing. I have to specifically ask them if anything happened that they need to talk about because otherwise, they will rarely raise any concerns on their own. Elliott explained that he had gotten in trouble at school today. He said it was a misunderstanding but he doesn't understand why. He was in line, waiting for people to finish changing after martial arts class today at school. He used the opportunity to talk with one of his friends about a popular game they both play. Elliott was asking his friend for advice on how to battle a boss he was struggling with in the game. His friend suggested that he use master…

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A better tone for the day

The boys got off to school and seemed to both be in better, if not good places. Lizze and Gavin joined me for a 1 mile morning walk, which is really good for both of them. I'm grab a second 3 mile walk before picking the boys up from school today. At the moment, we're waiting for Gavin to come out from having his blood drawn. For those who are unaware, Gavin has blood work every week and a half in order to refill on the medications he's on to manage his schizophrenia. It's incredibly tightly controlled and requires a CBC prior to his next 2 week supply. Anyway, I have a job to do later on today that is both an amazing cause and helping to put food on…

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The Monday after a holiday can be rough for an #Autism

The Monday after a holiday is always a rough one, especially for an Autism family. It's tough to get everyone moving because they're still overstimulated from all the weekend excitement. Thus far, some of us overslept but we are all moving in the right direction. Emmett's definitely on edge and doesn't really want anyone talking to him. He screams when spoken to and that makes communication challenging this morning. He'll be fine at school but we still have to survive until then. Lol The other thing about mornings like this, is it can set the tone for the day and not in a good way. For that matter, it can set the tone for the week as well because it's a Monday. I'm going to drop the kids off at…

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Yay for #meltdowns

I'm just not a fan of today. The weather is terrible and the kids are struggling but goddamnit if we didn't go trick or treating in the pouring rain. We debated and not going was the end of the world for some. They missed out last year because they were sick so we didn't want to miss out again this year if it was possible to go. Lizze is sick again and so I ended up taking the boys to my parents house on my own. That's usually where we go. Our neighborhood isn't safe and so we go somewhere that is. It poured the entire time and everyone got soaked but everyone also had a good time. The kids are miserable now that it's over and the excitement has…

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The world just might end today

When people say things like the the world is going to end, it's usually a religious based prediction that ultimately never comes to fruition. When I say the world just might end today, I'm referring to fact that it's raining and trick or treat might not happen. Personally, I don't give a shit if we go or not. Frankly, I don't want the candy in the house anyway. That said, I have 3 kids that are hanging the rest of their lives on whether or not to they go trick or treating today. Emmett is absolutely beside himself because he's afraid the rain won't stop long enough for him to put on his Black Panther costume and knock on strangers doors for candy. Gavin is pretty much the same way.…

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Emmett never fell asleep last night and I’m so exhausted my head hurts

Lizze and I barely got any sleep last night because Emmett never went to bed. He is so stressed out for some reason and there are a few possible suspects but the biggest is in regards to the weather. Emmett is so worried that trick or treating will be called off due to the weather. It's supposed to be raining all day today. I don't think anyone really wants to be walking in the cold rain but I know 3 people who are willing to. I think I maybe slept for about an hour. I'm currently writing this around 5:45 AM because Emmett is downstairs and I was so restless, I needed to move around. My goal is to fall asleep on the couch while he plays the Xbox for…

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