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Dear #Autism Parents: Please don’t ever give up

I wanted to take a minute and send out some positive words to all my readers. I've been getting emails lately from people who are really struggling with all or part of the challenges associated with being an Autism parent. Everyone's situation is different and while my situation may seem like it's way worse or more challenging than yours, that doesn't mean it is. It's so important to remember that everything is relative and we all have our strengths, as well as weaknesses. Everyone's situation is unique and the challenge is very real. I can't fix anything for anyone. I can't even fix things for my own family, and believe me, I've tried. The reality is, all I do is manage the challenges put before me. Some days I do…

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October 17, 2017

I swear to God I can’t keep doing this

It was a Hellacious morning in this Autism house. Between sensory processing issues and a black and white view of the world, this morning was an absolute nightmare. Emmett really struggles with clothing because of sensory processing issues. He's been wearing this one particular pair of shorts all year. They're the only ones he's comfortable wearing and we haven't been able to find another pair that he tolerates. Unfortunately, it was in the 30's this morning and shorts are no longer appropriate, at least for today. We tried about six pairs of pants and nothing was comfortable enough for him to tolerate. I eventually found a blue pair that I asked him to at least try on to see if they fit. They fit perfectly and aside from the buttons…

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October 17, 2017

Family Time / My thoughts

How I managed to improve everyone’s mood today

The boys both had great days at school. They came home in bad moods because they were at each other's throats on the car ride back. I decided to get the whole family, including Lizze, out of the house for a short while and we went to the Canton Garden Center. Lizze is still very much under the weather, but I thought some fresh air and sunshine would do her some good. We were able to enjoy some beautiful Fall weather, changing leaves and gorgeous Fall flowers. There were tons of butterflies to take pictures of as well. ☺ Everyone came home in a great mood. Elliott even sat down for almost an hour and worked on his makeup work. A change of scenery is sometimes the best thing you…

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October 16, 2017

Gavin / My thoughts / Schizophrenia

Should I worry about this, because I don’t know

Gavin and I went to get the damages to the car looked at today. Incidentally, there was over $1,500.00 in damages because some asshole felt the need to fuck with our car. That's really frustrating but at the end of the day, the car is a thing and what I'm about to share with you is so much more important. While we were on the way to have the car looked at, Gavin unloaded everything that had recently happened on me. You've heard of people having a dream inside of a dream right? I don't know how common that it but I've had dreams inside of a dream before, as have many others. The reason I ask is because understanding that will help you to better wrap your brain around…

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October 16, 2017

Confessions / My thoughts

Confessions: So this happened today

This is one of those really honest posts and I only share it to put our lives in better context, as well as showing others that they aren't alone. This morning started off on a great foot, but has gone down him rapidly since. For the first time in a long time, we have had our gas shutoff. My account is really screwed up at the moment. Some of if is my fault and some of it is billing on their end. When I paid on my bill about a month ago, and accidentally paid $865.00 instead of $86.50, my bank eventually reclaimed the funds for me. The gas company see that as I paid $865.00 and the check was returned. While technically that's true, I accidentally paid the incorrect…

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October 16, 2017

My thoughts

Dare I say it?

Dare I say it? It seems like we're starting the week off in the right foot. Everyone is relatively cooperative and in a halfway decent mood. The only thing on the agenda for today is taking the car in and getting an estimate on the cost of repairs from the bizarre damage that was inflicted while it was parked in front of our house. Hopefully that will go smoothly. On a side note. I scoured through 240 hours of security video to see if I could figure out what happened to the car. Unfortunately their was a glitch in the camera and I lost most of last weeks footage. Either way, we should hopefully have a check cut today in order to cover repairs, minus our deductible of course....

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October 16, 2017

My thoughts

We all get a break from each other today

The boys are going to spend some time with Lizze's parents today. This is good for the boys and good for us. It's good for all parties involved. ☺ Over the last few weeks, we've not had a break from the kids and they've not had a break from us. A little distance will be a positive thing. I don't think Lizze and I have any plans because she's still sick and feeling like poo. Sleep is most likely what's on the agenda for us. I had nightmares all night for some reason and feel like I didn't get any sleep. I'm also thinking that we need to get Lizze in to the doctors in order to make sure she's okay. I'm getting worried at this point.

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October 15, 2017

Gavin / My thoughts

I feel so helpless

I'm really getting worried about Gavin. He's definitely slipping in several key areas of his life, despite how hard I know he's trying. 🙁 It breaks my heart to see him struggle the way he does. Saturday was a ton of repetitive talking and question asking because he couldn't remember a great of what was going on. I'm not sure how else to explain it. He would ask a question, to which he'd already been told the answer (often several times), and when I answered him again, it was like the first time he was hearing it. I feel so helpless because there's nothing we can do to prevent, slow down or put a stop to this downward spiral of cognitive ability.

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October 15, 2017