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Four more….
01 day ago
by Lost and Tired
in Autism
In about 2 hours the appointments for the day begin.
Lizze will get things started for us this morning. Shortly after that, Emmett will get his turn with OT and Speech this afternoon.
Tonight Emmett has therapy with Dr. Pattie.
Thankfully, that should be it for the day. Tomorrow will bring with it a return to Akron Children’s Hospital, only this time it will be Elliott’s turn at the Rheumatologist.
I hope everyone has as good a day as possible. 
Best wishes to all of you.
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-Lost and Tired
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#Autism and OT
01 week ago
Emmett had OT again this afternoon. I have a new video updat to post as well.
He did really well today.
He every tried some new things.
Today was pajama day there and Emmett wore his Elmo pj shirt in honor of it.
Great job Mr. Emmett John. Daddy is very proud of you. 
Zoloft, insanity and a better tomorrow
31 week ago
by Lost and Tired
in Autism
Today has been one of those days. You know, the kind that just seems to go wrong at every turn.
The day began with Elliott having going nuts as a result of his new medication. When I say going nuts, I mean going nuts.
He was rapid cycling. His mood was literally changing by the minute. One moment he was happy, the next he was angry and freaking out. Then he would be just start crying.
Emmett was completely confused by Elliott’s behavior today and didn’t know how to respond to him.
The stress set him off many times today.
On top of that, Lizze was experiencing a major flare up today that had her in bed all afternoon.
Lizze’s mom had to pick Gavin up front school today because there was no way to get there to get him today. She decided to keep Gavin overnight and take him to school in the morning.
She figured it would be one less thing for us to worry about. Thanks a bunch for that.
We heard back from the doctor today and have pulled Elliott off the Zoloft. If Elliott doesn’t return to normal in the next few days we will need to get him in.
He has to stay home on Friday because in the state of mind he is in, he would never make it at school. Yay us…..
I’m hoping that tomorrow is better for Elliott…..
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Today’s Victory: 02/06/2012
42 weeks ago
Today’s Victory is brought to by Mr. Emmett John. This afternoon, Emmett and I spent some 1 on 1 time together while Gavin was at therapy and Elliott was at Grandma’s house.
Emmett and I were looking for a snack, and, of course, he found the cookie mix.
He just had to make cookies, so we worked together and baked so double chocolate cookies for after dinner.
He did really well and listened to the instructions and very carefully mixed everything together.
At first he didn’t want to touch the cookie dough but he gave it a try and found it was really fun.
I’m really glad we had this time together today. We need to do this more often.
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Chewing on the ceiling
12 weeks ago
by Lost and Tired
in Autism
We discovered a new problem this afternoon. Well, actually this has probably been going on a little while now and has only now come to our attention.
I was laying down in bed and little while ago and I heard a loud chewing sound, coming from the ceiling.
Squirrels have chewed through the facia along the gutter line and entered the wall spaces. They seem to be chewing their way in farther and farther.
It’s actually really loud and will easily be enough to drive me crazy.
I’ll have to call an exterminator and deal with the problem before the kids start to freak out about it. Gavin is especially susceptible to paranoia as he is prone to seeing and hearing things that aren’t there.
These little critters haven’t actually made into the house yet but inside the wall and floor spaces is close enough for me.
The adventure never ends…….
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Stealing from a special needs family: update 6
13 weeks ago
by Lost and Tired
in Autism
I spoke with the total loss department at State Farm this afternoon. The only thing we don’t know for sure at this point is whether or not they will take into account all the repairs we had done this year.
I have all the paperwork and I will send it back on Monday. They will then overnight the check.
I was also informed that they will be pulling the rental car on Wednesday of next week, so I’m kinda under the gun.
Elliott, Gavin and I stopped by Downtown Ford on the way home from school today. We needed to collect our personal belongings from the van.
Elliott is very clearly struggling with this because he spent much of the time crying. He really liked that van and is devastated that he will never see it again.
This is the part of this whole mess that really makes me angry. We had enough to worry about without having to buy a new van. Even worse is the impact those thieves choice has had on my family, especially the boys. That’s what really pisses me off.
All I have been able to do thus far is try to reassure them that Daddy will make everything better and they have nothing to worry about.
Elliott is now hiding some of his things because he doesn’t want them to come back and steal his stuff. Heartbreaking, and as my boys are Autistic, they tend to hang on to these experiences for a much longer time then they might otherwise.
They also generalize a whole lot as well. Because the van was stolen, they now fear everything is going to be stolen as well.
This is going to take awhile to recover from, in more ways than one.
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