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I think we might be off to a good start

I had a really difficult time sleeping last night. I finally gave up about 2:00 AM and moved to the couch. The issue for me last night was an inability to shut my brain off. I watched TV for a little while before I was finally able to fall asleep. The boys slept well though and they even slept in a bit. That aloud me to sleep in as well. Everyone is getting along and I'm feeling like we're off to a great start for the week. 😁

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March 27, 2017

Announcements

I’m no longer associated with Guardian Locate

I have a very important announcement to make and I want to do so in the most tactful way possible. Please understand that I'm not opening this up to questions because I'm not sure it's appropriate. As you may or may not know, I co-founded a company called Guardian Locate. The mission was to provide state of the art tracking devices for people with a propensity to wander. Think kids with Autism or people with Alzheimer's. For the past four or five years, this has been a project that I've devoted a great deal of time and energy towards. I'd attached both my name and reputation to this project, which believe it or not, carries some weight in this community. As of about a week ago, I've terminated my involvement…

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March 27, 2017

My thoughts

It’s Spring Break and I’m trying not to stress out over it

Today marks the first official week of Spring Break. This means that the boys will be home all week. Spring Break is like a practice run for Summer Vacation. We get a chance to remember how challenging it is before we're thrown into roughly one hundred days of the boys being home. I really enjoy the boys being home but we need to plan for things that will keep them occupied, and TV/video games will only make up a tiny part of those plans. Things are a bit tight financially because I lost a good chunk of my income and that's actually something I need to talk about, but in a different entry. I'm not sure how the weather's going to hold up this week. If it's nice, we can…

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March 26, 2017

Depression / My thoughts

I’m not sure how I’m doing in regards to my Depression and here’s why

I wanted to put out a brief update on how my tumultuous relationship with Depression is going. In case you've not read any of my past posts on depression, I'll sum it up for you. Depression fucking sucks and unless you're living with it, comprehending it's impact in a truly meaningful way, is not easy. That's pretty much the status quo for anything, not just Depression. It's tough to understand without first hand knowledge. My war with Depression has been going on since my early teens. I go to therapy, take my meds and see my doctor whenever I feel changes have to be made. Lately, I've been doing okay, but not great, at least as far as I'm concerned. I'm not always the best judge of this because I'm…

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March 6, 2017

Depression / Inspirational Posts / Mental Health / My thoughts

I’m in a relationship with depression and it f@cking sucks

If you're new to the neighborhood, you might be interested to know that I like to speak very openly about mental health. I'm a firm believer in the there's nothing to be ashamed of approach. Over the years I've spoken very candidly about our Autism journey and every other thing that we've found in our life path. When it comes to myself, I'm no exception. I've been warring with depression since my early teens and I'm not ashamed to speak to my experience. Now that we've been introduced, let's get down to business. Depression is kicking my ass right now. I'm taking my meds, speaking to a psychologist and I'm generally a positive person but right now it just doesn't matter. My relationship with depression, and it is a relationship,…

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February 14, 2017

Awards

The Autism Dad blog made #4 on the list of top 50 #Autism Blogs

I wanted to take a minute to thank Feedspot for an amazing honor. They've indexed thousands of Autism related blogs and pulled to top 50 for their list. I've been selected and placed in the #4 spot. This is pretty amazing for me and I know I'm in excellent company. Below is the quote from Feedspot on how they ranked everyone. Thank you Feedspot for this honor. :-) The Best Autism blogs from thousands of top Autism blogs in our index using search and social metrics. Data will be refreshed once a week. These blogs are ranked based on following criteria Google reputation and Google search ranking Influence and popularity on Facebook, twitter, and other social media sites Quality and consistency of posts. Feedspot’s editorial team and expert review …

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February 3, 2017

Depression / My thoughts

The 3 MAJOR things that have contributed to my depression

It's been a really, really long day for me and I apologize for not getting to this sooner. I wanted to update you on how my first solo therapy appointment went today. I have been managing my depression pretty well for most of my life. I take my meds and talked to our longtime family therapist when I feel the need. Lately, that hasn't been enough. Those of you who've been around for a long time can probably tell when I struggle more because it impacts my writing. I've had a few concerned readers urge me to get my own therapist but what I was doing at the time, was working for me. Having said that, I've struggling more lately and after hearing what everyone had to say and talking…

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February 1, 2017

Depression / My thoughts

I made a very big decision in regards to my #depression

This will be a super quick post but important nonetheless. I've been very open about my struggles with depression. I'm not ashamed and I truly hope doing so helps at least one other person to open up about their struggle with depression. I made a major decision about how I'm managing my depression. Some of you will be happy to hear this and others will just be gaining insight. This has been a sort of hot button issue between myself and some of my concerned readers. For many years, I've taken the same approach to my depression management and its worked for the most part. However, after some soul searching and discussions with my wife, I've decided that I will begin seeing someone outside of our family therapist. This will…

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January 31, 2017