Everyone has bad days. You couldn't have good days without the bad.  With that in mind, I'm trying to remember one bad day doesn't mean a bad life.  I'm going to be completely honest and tell you that's much easier said than done.. Right now I'm trying to cope with the soul crushing diagnosis that my oldest just received,  one that leaves me powerless and fearing the future. My two youngest are struggling in most areas of their life and it's absolutely heartbreaking.. I know that I'm truly doing everything I can for my kids.  I also know that I'm only one person, so in many ways I'm setup to fail.  I absolutely love my kids and I take on each day, hoping that what I'm able to do is…

The boys are in rare form tonight and testing my patience.  I'm frustrated and waiting for them to finally fall asleep so I can relax.. If I had junk food in the house I'd be stress eating the crop out of it...  😨

I want to get this message out there because I think that it's pretty easy to lose sight of this. Yes,  kids with Autism face many challenges that other people don't. There are behavioral issues that seem to be common with the population of kids in the Autism spectrum as well. Always remember that while your child is Autistic, they are also just a kid. What do I mean by they are also just a kid? Simply put, not everything can be attributed to them having Autism. This means that sometimes there are behaviors that are simply typical of their age group. It's not always easy to identify the difference but just remember that a kid with Autism is still a kid. I'm currently trying to survive the puberty in…

I fell asleep early last night and was too tired to explain why the end of the day was so rough. Today I've been up since the butt crack of dawn and feeling pretty good, so I thought I'd get you all caught up.. ☺ We had a really good day yesterday but between dinner and bedtime, the bottom dropped out..   Gavin did well all day and that's not really a big surprise because that's pretty much status quo for him lately. Elliott, on the other hand, was all over the place. Between bouncing off the wall, sometimes literally, he was in a weird place and ended up pushing Emmett's buttons.  He was is full on ADHD/ultra impulsive mode and nearly impossible to wrangle in. Emmett was in full…