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Using the @VivintHome app to automatically make sure your doors are locked

While this will apply to anyone using a Vivint Smart Home, this is aimed at Auto families. As Autism parents, we very often have to go to great lengths to ensure the safety of our kids on the Spectrum. If you are one of the many families using the Vivint Smart Home system, provided to special needs families through The Vivint Gives Back Foundation, this video is for you. In this short, Family friendly video, I will show you how to setup a custom action that checks to make sure your exterior doors are locked at any given time. This is very useful if someone forgets to lock the door. The system will check the doors at the time specified, and lock any that are unlocked. Requirements for this to…

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May 25, 2017

Read more about the article We had to make a pit stop after school

We had to make a pit stop after school I picked up Mr. Emmett today from school and he was really excited because he was able to bring him his karate ghee home. They get to keep their ghee at the end of the school year. It something the kids really think is cool. After school today, Emmett and I had to run a few errands before returning home. He needed a special snack because he went to school alone today (it was the only way I could get him to go), and we had to pick up a few essentials..

Emmett John / My thoughts / Photography

We had to make a pit stop after school

We had to make a pit stop after school I picked up Mr. Emmett today from school and he was really excited because he was able to bring him his karate ghee home. They get to keep their ghee at the end of the school year. It something the kids really think is cool. After school today, Emmett and I had to run a few errands before returning home. He needed a special snack because he went to school alone today (it was the only way I could get him to go), and we had to pick up a few essentials.. 😉

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May 25, 2017

Elliott / Emmett John / My thoughts / School

Guess who didn’t go to school this morning

Just a quick update to let you all know that Elliott is home from school today. He's running a fever and not feeling well. Emmett did end up at school, but not without some serious convincing. My Mom was kind enough to get Emmett to school, despite his efforts to stay home, because he didn't want to go alone. Elliott's spent the day resting, and his fever is going down. Gavin's spent the entire day in his room, doing things with his team of super best friends. I guess there must have been many things to do in the Super Robot (Gavin's base of operations). Lizze will be home shortly, in theory. There are some traffic things slowing that process down a bit. I will pick up Emmett and bring…

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May 24, 2017

My Opinion / My thoughts

Racism in America: This should NEVER be acceptable (NSFW)

I came across this tonight and was really caught off guard. It shows that racism and hate are alive and well in today's America. There are some unpleasant and offensive words used in this video, but I sat down with my family and had them watch this with me. This past election seems to have made people with these ignorant views feel emboldened. They feel way too comfortable climbing out from underneath their rock, and spewing hate. While this video is very ugly, I wanted my kids to experience this, and hear their thoughts. They were saddened by this woman's hateful speech and didn't understand why anyone would act this way. Lizze and I spoke with them about how this isn't okay, no matter who says it is. No one…

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May 23, 2017

Read more about the article Tuesday is family therapy night for this #Autism family

Tuesday is family therapy night for this family Every Tuesday night we have family therapy. It's more for the kids, but it's evolved into more of a family therapy session. We work with the same doctor we've worked with for over a decade, and we all look forward to this every week. When you're a special needs family, you cannot put a price on this kind of support. It's good for the boys and it helps Lizze and I ensure that we're doing what's best for our three kids with Autism. It's awesome to have a sounding board for when we don't know what to do.. Do you have a therapist for your family or your kids, that you couldn't imagine life without?

Family Therapy / My thoughts / Photography

Tuesday is family therapy night for this #Autism family

Tuesday is family therapy night for this family Every Tuesday night we have family therapy. It's more for the kids, but it's evolved into more of a family therapy session. We work with the same doctor we've worked with for over a decade, and we all look forward to this every week. When you're a special needs family, you cannot put a price on this kind of support. It's good for the boys and it helps Lizze and I ensure that we're doing what's best for our three kids with Autism. It's awesome to have a sounding board for when we don't know what to do.. Do you have a therapist for your family or your kids, that you couldn't imagine life without?

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May 23, 2017

Read more about the article The boys made it to school a few minutes early

The boys made it to school a few minutes early today. It was nice watching them walk into the building, know that there's only four days left of school. As challenging as the summer will likely be, neither one of the boys will be stressed out over school. They both love school but at the same time, it's a huge source of stress for them. When it comes to summer break, are you excited, nervous, worried, or something else??

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The boys made it to school a few minutes early

The boys made it to school a few minutes early today. It was nice watching them walk into the building, know that there's only four days left of school. As challenging as the summer will likely be, neither one of the boys will be stressed out over school. They both love school but at the same time, it's a huge source of stress for them. When it comes to summer break, are you excited, nervous, worried, or something else??

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May 23, 2017

Common Variable Immunodeficiency / Gavin / Immunology / IVIG Infusion / My thoughts

Gavin’s having health issues tonight

You may recall that Gavin sorta refused his IVIG infusion this morning, because he had a mission to go on first (see Why I'm worried about Gavin today). We were simply going to do his infusion tonight, because it wasn't a huge deal. It was the fact he wanted to put it off, and the reasons why he wanted to put it off, that concerned me. After dinner, he was getting ready to get his supplies together, and he got hit with some major reflux. It put him down for an hour or so because he wasn't feeling well. I decided that we would put his infusion off until the morning, because he's already struggling and the infusion is pretty rough on his body. Once the reflux subsided, he was hit…

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May 23, 2017

Read more about the article I took my #Autism family to the park

Took the family to the park today. The boys didn't want to go because they were playing in their room, but as the King of this castle, I decided we needed to get outside for a little bit. The boys went Pokémon hunting, while Gavin explored. Lizze and I took lots of pictures. This is a few of the best from today...

Family Fun / My thoughts / Photography

I took my #Autism family to the park

Took the family to the park today. The boys didn't want to go because they were playing in their room, but as the King of this castle, I decided we needed to get outside for a little bit. The boys went Pokémon hunting, while Gavin explored. While the kids used their tablets, they were outside getting exercise, and that's what matters at the end of the day. Lizze and I took lots of pictures, which is something we really like to do. This is a few of the best from today...

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May 22, 2017