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The return of Gavin’s meltdowns

Gavin's really starting to struggle once again. Behaviorally he's doing quite well but his level of function is declining and it's not hard to notice. He's not hearing the thing s that are being said to him and his threshold for frustration is extremely low at this point. That means that he get frustrated very easily. As an example of what I mean. Gavin was wiggling back and forth on the couch. This is basically his version of the potty dance. I simply asked him if he needed to use the bathroom and he jumped up and got very upset. He made his body very stir and started bending his fingers back to the point where I'm amazed he didn't snap them off. Then of course, there's the stomping…

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August 13, 2015

#Autism Question of The Day

Describe what sleep means to you in one sentence

I thought this might be kinda fun to do. Regardless of your walk in life, we all ace experience with this little thing called sleep. I simply want you to tell me what sleep means to you and do so in only one sentence. Leave your answer below in the comments or comment on the The Autism Dad fan page. Let's see what we all have to say about what sleep means...😀

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August 13, 2015

My thoughts

Do the days ever just blend together for you?

Do you ever reach a point where the days just all seem to blend together? I'm not having a bad day or anything like that but I'm absolutely exhausted. I actually had to check my phone to confirm what day it is. Yeah, I'm just that tired. I feel like I could sleep for a lifetime and still not be able to makeup for all the sleep that I've missed recently. Anyway, I just wondered if anyone else ever reaches this point?

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August 13, 2015

Glimmers / My thoughts

Why I’m feeling extremely blessed tonight

It's 2am and I just got off the phone with tech support for my server cause I had a technical issue with this new site. I desperately need the ad revenue, so I can't afford to have any downtime. I should be sleeping but I'm just not able to at the moment because I've got too much on my mind. As a single Dad raising three boys with Autism and various other challenges, I'm in over my head a great deal of the time. Some will take that comment as me being negative but there's a huge difference between being negative and being realistic. I live in reality and the reality is that my life is extremely challenging. I don't think that should come across as being negative at all.…

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August 13, 2015

Elliott / Lego Creations

Lego creations by Elliott: The Ferret

Elliott and Emmett are both consumed with the idea of getting a ferret. For the record, that's not happening anytime soon, if ever. Yesterday afternoon, Elliott created a ferret out of Legos and gave it to me as a present. I was telling the boys about the pet ferret I had when I was in college and Elliott thought he would make me something to remind of my one time pet.

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August 13, 2015

Divorce / My thoughts / Visitation

Why I’m so happy to say that my kids had a good visit with their Mom :)

All too often when a marriage fails and kids are involved, things can get pretty ugly. You see it on the news with celebrities all the time. The normal, everyday people are no different. They just don't make the news. When my wife left last year, it was unexpected and I was devastated. While there are justifiable reasons for me to be angry, resentful and betrayed, especially considering that I'm now raising our three kids with special needs by myself, I'm not. You hear all the time how people end up using their kids as weapons to get at each other. You hear about parents talking bad about their former partner in front of the children. These things are horrible but they happen all too often. That being said, when…

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August 12, 2015

Anxiety / Elliott

Anxiety has been a major challenge today

Elliott is really struggling with anxiety today. The loss of the two baby squirrels really sorta made ripples in his pond. As the day has worn on, those ripples have grown into waves. Waves are actually a really good way to describe how anxiety hits him because it just sorta pours over him. You can see it as it's happening.. 😟 When he was crying this morning after the loss of the second baby squirrel, he kept saying, First I lost Mom. Then I lost Bella and now these babies. I have nothing left to lose.. That just broke my heart but clearly he's struggling with loss on multiple levels and it's impacting him quite profoundly. For the latter half of the day, he's been trying to get me to…

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August 12, 2015

My thoughts

I have some good news and some bad news

It was a morning of mixed emotions here in The Autism Dad house. We tried so very hard to keep the little baby squirrels alive through the night so they could be taken to the Wildlife Center at Sippo Lake this morning. The Xbox kept them warm and toasty throughout the night and pedialyte kept them hydrated. Unfortunately, we lost one before bedtime and another one at some-point during the night. When we woke up this morning, only two were still alive. Elliott and Emmett were heartbroken once again but we put aside our grief long enough to finish the job we'd started the night before.m We successfully delivered two baby squirrels to the Sanders Wildlife Center at Sippo Lake by 8:15am this morning. I explained to the…

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August 12, 2015