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#Anxiety and #Autism can be fucking exhausting

The moment Elliott climbed into the car after school, he brokedown in tears. The problem revolved around his makeup work from when we were on vacation. It's not that he can't do the work or that it's too hard. The problem is that he's overwhelmed by the amount he has to do. Elliott has always struggled with anxiety. Sometimes it's relatively minor and other times it's absolutely out of control. Today was a particularly hard day for him. Simply trying to communicate with him was challenging because he was so far over the edge. The bits and pieces of information I did manage to get from him told me that there was clearly some kind of misunderstanding between him and his teacher. Once I got him into the house, Lizze…

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October 12, 2017

My Opinion / My thoughts

It’s not about the #flag or #patriotism

Donald Trump has stirred up a huge amount of shit in our country over his perception of what NFL players mean when kneeling for the National Anthem. There is a huge divide in this country and frankly, Donald Trump's responsible for a large part of it. It seems as though the NFL and Pro Football Hall of Fame are sending a message in response to all the controversy surrounding the players taking a knee during the National Anthem, as they peacefully protest racial inequality. https://youtu.be/LunHybOKIjU This is a very powerful message from Eminem, in response to Donald Trump's actions. This isn't everyone's cup of tea but he's not wrong. They have placed 310 full sized American Flags pretty much anywhere they could stick one in the ground. I've never seen…

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October 12, 2017

My thoughts

Have I mentioned how much I hate my neighborhood

So I woke up this morning and found this. Someone fucked up our car last night and can't even begin to imagine how this happened. It looks like something hit the trunk and then was dragged up and onto the back window. I don't think you can see it well in the picture, but the gouges are deep into the metal and into the glass. I pulled all the camera footage to see if I could see what happened and oddly enough, the camera stopped records at about 8:30 PM last night. Weird right? The estimate is taking place on Monday morning and I need to get it fixed. Shit like this happens in our neighborhood on a relatively frequent basis. Unfortunately, this isn't the first time something like this…

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October 12, 2017

Emmett John / My thoughts

WTF? Is he trying to send me a message?

Emmett left me a little present the other night. One one hand, it's really sweet of him but on the other, I wonder if he's trying to send me a message. Creepers are not considered friendly creatures and leaving one on my pillow seems, at the very least, like a mixed message. lol

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October 12, 2017

Autism Parenting Insight / Inspirational Posts / My thoughts

My number one tip for vacationing with #Autistic children

I've never been a huge fan anyone telling anyone else what to do when it comes to an Autistic child. The reason being, every child is different and just because they may carry the same label, doesn't mean they have anything else in common. That being said, there is value in sharing one's personal experience because everyone can learn from the experience and decide if or when it applies to their particular situation. Having just spent ten days on vacation, four of which involved were simply driving, I learned a few things that worked for my three kids with Autism. At this point, I only want to focus on what I believe to be the most important thing I learned from this experience. This may or may not benefit your…

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October 11, 2017

Clozapine Crisis / Gavin / My thoughts / Schizophrenia

Major Gavin Update: Clozapine change

You may remember that we began reducing the amount of Clozapine he's taking to manage the symptoms of Schizophrenia. Due to negative side effects that involve serious issues with his blood, we are reducing the dosage. Before we left for Florida, we worked with Dr. Reynolds to move Gavin from 600 mg/day to 500 mg/day. We didn't notice any Earth cracking changes and so once we returned from our trip, we made the next move. As of Monday morning, Gavin is only taking 400 mg/day. We haven't noticed anything at this point, that would make us want to return to the higher dose. That doesn't mean we aren't seeing concerning regression, because we are. The thing about the regression is that it's not likely tied to the Clozapine or the…

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October 11, 2017

My thoughts

Things can suck and still be positive

I didn't sleep well last night but thankfully, the boys had a good morning. The boys got to school on time and in a great mood. That's always a good way to start the day. 😀 My personal goal for today is to finish unpacking. We've been too tired to dig into that but I'm definitely going to do this today.

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October 11, 2017

Autism Parenting Insight / My thoughts

Some interesting thoughts about #Autism and our vacation

Lizze is still pretty sick. She's been resting most of the day but still feels shitty. Hopefully she's going to start feeling better soon. The only interesting thing I need to catch you up on is that we had our first family therapy session since returning from Florida. The appointment was interesting because we focused on the trip. Dr. Pattie asked each of the boys to tell her what they loved the most about the trip and what they hated the most about the trip. I would have thought that everyone hated the drive there and back. That seemed like the obvious answer, but it wasn't. Gavin's the only one who said anything about the drive. The bottom line is, none of the kids really were able to answer that…

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October 11, 2017