Read more about the article It’s was a sh!tty morning for this #Autism Dad
Emmett John / My thoughts / Sensory / Shoes and Socks

It’s was a sh!tty morning for this #Autism Dad

This morning sucked. On the positive side though, both boys got to school but it was a shifty, meltdown filled morning in The Autism Dad household. Elliott was pretty hyper but mostly cooperative and that's awesome. Emmett was another story all together. He's been having a rough time falling asleep at night since Christmas break threw his routine off and we've lost most all of the progress we'd made in that area. He's not getting enough sleep and that exacerbates the sensory related challenges we face every single morning in regards to shoes and socks. It was an absolute nightmare today and we battled for at least thirty minutes before he finally kept his shoes and socks on long enough to make it out the door, into the almost 0°F…

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January 6, 2017
Read more about the article Yesterday was such a rough day and here’s why
Lizze / My thoughts

Yesterday was such a rough day and here’s why

We survived another challenging day and by the time you read this, I'll be doing my damndest to get the boys to school on time.  This should keep you busy for now. Yesterday was especially tough for Lizze cause she wasn't feeling good all day. Lizze tends to get sick after eating and has for a very long time. We had always assumed it was due to stress or something like that. As it turns out, she has something called gastroparesis and it's actually quite unpleasant. Her doctor was concerned about her always feeling nauseated after eating and had her undergo a procedure. In this procedure, they fed Lizze scrambled eggs, laced with radioactive marker or something. She ate the eggs and they would measure how far along she was…

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January 5, 2017
Read more about the article I’m absolutely frazzled today
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I’m absolutely frazzled today

I'm feeling pretty frazzled today. It's been nonstop this morning and I'm was up with Emmett last night again. Unfortunately, I'm allowing this enormous amount of stress to throw off my getting healthier plans so far. I totally own that and I'm really trying to stay motivated but it's a struggle. On the positive side, I'm still tracking what I eat and making better choices in that regard but the workout part is not going so well. With school starting tomorrow, my hope is that I can find the strength to give myself the needed push when I'm not neck deep in everything surrounding the kids. It's so exhausting and it's been a long break.  I've had several things come up that have me preoccupied and stressed out as well.…

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January 3, 2017
My thoughts

It’s been nonstop

For starters, I slept terribly last night but felt better this morning anyway. I was able to get a two hour nap this morning and feel even better after that.  The bulk of my day has been spent running errands.   I had to run to the bank, take Elliott to the store to exchange a broken Christmas present, hit Rite-Aid to deposit money into PayPal and also get my flu shot.  On the way home, I finally found a place with a used tire that we desperately needed and was able to get that done while we were out.   Elliott did really well but began not feeling good while the tire was getting replaced. He's still not feeling well and is also nauseated now. I've got him resting…

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January 2, 2017
Read more about the article Does anyone have experience with their kids pulling their hair out? 
Gavin / Hair Pulling / My thoughts

Does anyone have experience with their kids pulling their hair out? 

Apparently, I spoke too soon when I said that Gavin was having a good day because something has once again come to light.  At some point between the time Gavin woke up this morning and now, he's been plucking the hairs on his goatee to the point where I had to make him shave it all off.  I don't think we've seen this in at least a few months but he's very much back at it today. I know he pulls hair from other places also and I don't make it a habit of checking at all.  The only time I know it's a problem is when I see him doing this to his facial hair. When his goatee comes in, it comes in very thick and dark. As a…

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January 1, 2017
Read more about the article That was awesome or was it? 
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That was awesome or was it? 

Emmett couldn't fall asleep last night until well after midnight. Maybe it was the excitement of the new year? Maybe it was all the gunshots being fired off throughout the night? Who knows.... We reached a point where the only way to get him to fall asleep was for me to camp out in the living room with him. Needless to say, it was a long night. Rather than focus on the fact I rung in the new year on the couch, I'm choosing to look at this as I rung in the new year hanging out with my son.. ☺

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January 1, 2017
My thoughts

I’m getting worried

I'm concerned that Gavin is slipping a bit farther than he has before. He's  really struggling with even basic problem solving skills. Here's just the latest example of what I'm worried about. Gavin received a new pair of comfy pants to wear to bed or around the house. After trying them on, he came downstairs and told me that they don't fit him. He went on to explain that they were so tight, he couldn't even pull them up past his knees.  Confused by this, I asked to see them because Grandma's never wrong when it comes to the kids sizes.  When he brought them over to me, I noticed right away why they were too tight.The drawstring was tied and that's why the waist and that's why they didn't…

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December 30, 2016