Elliott made his return to school this morning. He's been sick for the last few days and has been home as a result. Lizze and I were planning on having to work with him in order to get him to go today but he went without a word. We're very proud of him because situations like can be stressful and produce anxiety. I took the boys to McDonald's on the way because they did awesome this morning and I wanted to reward that. ☺ On the way home, I stopped and got my walking done. I've gone everyday this month, rain or shine. I'm already pushing 40 miles since the first of September. I'm doing really awesome so far and I'm hoping to beat last month's 52 miles. I'm feeling…

Emmett came home from school today in a really good mood. This was a pleasant surprise because he had to go to school without Elliott and doesn't always do okay with that. When Emmett climbed into the car after existing the school, he said Dad, I need you to interpret something for me. Emmett will sometimes do this when he doesn't understand an interaction he's had with someone. Social cues aren't always his thing, much the same as many others on the Autism spectrum. Turns out the issue was pretty simple. Someone in his class is having a birthday party and Emmett got an invitation. He was clearly excited but also troubled at the same time. Emmett says he doesn't think everyone in the class was invited. He overheard his…

It's been a long, trying day here in The Autism Dad household. With three of us sick, things have been more challenging than normal. Poor Elliott is still running a fever as of midnight tonight and will not be in school once again. Truthfully, he'll probably miss the rest of the week. Emmett seems to be doing better and should be returning to school in the morning. Unfortunately, Emmett has a very difficult time going to school without Elliott. It's been a longstanding issue that we've never really been able to work through. We can usually get Emmett to school but not without a great deal of work, endless patience and a bit of luck. As long as he's feeling better, we should be able to get him to school.…

It's been a couple of days since I've written much of anything and I wanted to explain why. I'll keep this super short and sweet. I'm sick.. The end.