Breaking The Silence of Autism

Doctor’s

My wife has a new examiner article up.

My wife has a new article up at the examiner.com. Please give her a click. It’s a great article and each click helps pay the bills and support our family. Here is the short link: Cleveland Examiner.com.

Thanks

LT

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Toy Story 3 and the aspergers child

We just got back and the movie was good. Gavin would have never have made it through the first 20 mins. Way to intense for an aspergers child with anxiety issues. We have been doing this for so long now we look at each other at the same time and say Gavin would be freaking out right now.

As a special needs parent knowing your child’s limitations become second. We don’t even realize we are doing it most of the time. I think it’s one of those things nature adds to our pile of resources. Lizze and I both knew we made a good choice to send Gavin somewhere else after the movie was done. Elliott Richard and Emmett John were fine. Er made it through the whole movie and wanted to go again. EJ got tired the last 10 minutes or so. Gavin would not have made it at all. Maybe when it comes out on Blu-Ray he can watch it. If he’s sitting at home where he knows he’s safe he might be ok. We’ll cross that bridge when we get there.

Just be careful if your thinking of taking your aspergers or high anxiety child to the movie. It gets pretty intense and I know it would have been way to much for our aspy. Great movie just not very sensory friendly.

LT

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Finally asleep

Finally asleep. He’s finally asleep. Thank God.

LT

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Gavin Update

I got both of my little men in bed and sleeping. Lizze is with Gavin at Dr. R’s. Hopefully we will have some idea of what is going on with him. I’m waiting for them to get back.

Will update as I get the information.

LT

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Today has been……

Today has been challenging. I woke up this morning and realized that I used the wrong debit card yesterday while at the hospital. That is a $120 mistake. I’m also looking for a new bank now so if anyone has advise let me know.

Gavin was at the doctors for the infection on his hand. He came home and slept for 5 hours. Very weird.

It’s so hot on the 2nd floor of our house. The first floor is air conditioned and nice. I need to figure something out because I don’t want the kids to get sick. I got fans but there is no relief. I may have to put off the chipper (for the trees we just took down) for a week and look at another window air conditioner for the 2nd floor.

On the business side of things I started advertising on Facebook and Google. I’ve placed like 200,000 ads for $6 out of pocket. Look up Computer Re-New on Facebook and “Fan” us. Let me know what you think of the site also http://www.computerrenew.org. I look forward to your thoughts and ideas.

Have a good night.

LT

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It has been an “oatmeal” kind of day.

It’s been a rough day but Gavin has been very difficult. Gavin has listened at all today. He just seems to ignore the rules anymore. I swear to God if I hear him say “I’m sorry” one more time my head is going to explode. He’s only saying sorry because he got busted. He doesn’t learn from his mistakes.

We are seeing more of the mental health issues at work here. These problem’s go way deeper then Autism alone. I honestly don’t know how much more of this I can take. I gave him chance after chance today and he still choose poorly. So he had oatmeal for dinner. He had almost 30 min to eat a really tiny bowl. He didn’t cause he was stalling. What he didn’t know was that he would have gotten desert if he had eaten it. Honestly he had more then enough time to eat what was given to him. Again he choose poorly. At least it’s good to know the oatmeal is still effective.

LT

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At the Doc’s, Gavin is getting blood work

Sitting waiting for Gavin’s blood to taken. He is doing ok but I can see the anxiety building. I’m not sure how this is going to go. He can either be really good or it can take about 9 people to drawl his blood. I really hope it goes well cause I don’t have the energy to fight him right now.

Lost and Tired