Lost and Tired

#Autism Support is taking off

Lost and Tired — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:30:52 +0000

Categories: Autism

About a week ago I launched the Official Autism Support Forums . This forum Autism Support Forums is an evolution of the Reality Autism Support group I founded on Facebook. The Autism Support Forums are a huge leap forward from the usual Facebook groups. I’ve have worked really hard to provide [...]

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Despite #Autism, my kids are still polite and respectful

Lost and Tired — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:18:14 +0000

Categories: Autism

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Something that has always bothered me is the parents that shoot those daggered looks of judgement. Most of you know what I’m talking about. When I’m out in public and my child with Autism has a meltdown or is otherwise struggling in the environment he is in at that particular moment. [...]

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Opinions: A guest post by Jeff Stimpson

Lost and Tired — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:38:58 +0000

Categories: Guest Post

Tags: "Autism Speaks", adhd, android, aspergers, Autism, babble.com, bag, button, com, doctor, doesn, door, elevator, everybody, Family, grocery, Jeff Stimpson, jeffslife, lost and tired, LOVE, midNIGHT ROM, nbsp, neighbor, Noooo, normalcy, ocd, opinion, parent, Parenting, PICA, preemie, schizophrenia, schizophrenic, time, year

My friend Jeff Stimpson periodically does guest posts here on my blog. I love his writing and love being able to share these posts with you all. You can contact/follow Jeff at the below locations. jeffslife.tripod.com/alextheboy Twitter: @Jeffslife Books: Alex: The Fathering of a Preemie and Alex [...]

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Autism Society and Autistic Self Advocacy Network Issue Joint Statement on DSM-5

Lost and Tired — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:44:07 +0000

Categories: Autism

Tags: "Autism Speaks", adhd, adolescence, Adulthood, android, argument, ASD, aspergers, Autism, autism society, Autism Society of America, autism spectrum, autism spectrum disorder, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, awareness, babble.com, condition, course, diagnosis, Disorder, dsm iv, existence, Family, future, issue, lost and tired, mask, mental health treatment, midNIGHT ROM, ocd, Parenting, PICA, profession, report, schizophrenia, schizophrenic, self, societal, support, treatment

The Autism Society and Autistic Self Advocacy Network speak out on the changes coming to the DSM-5 as it pertains to Autism. I would love to hear your thoughts on this The Joint Statement of the Autism Society and Autistic Self Advocacy Network on the DSM-5 and Autism As two national [...]

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Today’s Victory: 02/04/2012

Lost and Tired — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:56:35 +0000

Categories: Today's Victory

Tags: "Autism Speaks", adhd, android, aspergers, Autism, babble.com, bed, Emmett, explanation, Family, lost and tired, midNIGHT ROM, ocd, Parenting, PICA, rest, schizophrenia, schizophrenic, struggle, tired, today, victory, WordPress, young children

Today’s Victory is brought to you by Mr. Emmett John. For those of you young children that struggle to sleep in their own bed, you’ll need no explanation. For the rest you out there, this is Emmett sleeping in his own bed. For the Lost and Tired family, this is a huge victory. Posted [...]

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Oh yeah… That’s why we don’t do birthdays

Lost and Tired — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:13:20 +0000

Categories: Autism

Tags: "Autism Speaks", adhd, android, aspergers, Autism, babble.com, birthday, boyfriend, cake, cream, everything, Family, home, ice, insanity, lost and tired, midNIGHT ROM, mistake, mom, moment, ocd, Parenting, PICA, result, schizophrenia, schizophrenic, share, sister, time, Tonight, truth, WordPress, YEAH

In moment of what I now realize was complete insanity, I decided to go to my parents house to celebrate my moms birthday as well as Gavin’s… We went to my parents to celebrate a few birthdays. We had cake, ice cream and sang happy birthday to Gavin, my Mom and my sister’s boyfriend. Everything [...]

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Super Bowl Sunday and #Autism

Lost and Tired — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:34:52 +0000

Categories: Autism

Tags: "Autism Speaks", adhd, amount, android, aspergers, Autism, babble.com, bowl, cable, exception, Family, invitation, lost and tired, midNIGHT ROM, moment, ocd, offense, order, Parenting, party, PICA, right, sacrifice, schizophrenia, schizophrenic, screen, something, Super, super bowl, Super Bowl Sunday, tired, turn, type, WordPress, year

Since I’ve been married I haven’t really followed professional sports. It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s just I have other things to worry about. We also got rid of cable a few years ago, so I couldn’t watch them, even if I wanted to. Having said that, I do enjoy the Super Bowl, especially [...]

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#Autism, Accidents and Delicate Situations

Lost and Tired — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:24:12 +0000

Categories: Gavin, Parenting

Tags: "Autism Speaks", adhd, android, aspergers, Autism, babble.com, Elliott, Family, Gavin, lost and tired, midNIGHT ROM, ocd, Parenting, PICA, schizophrenia, schizophrenic

We have been having an ever increasing problem with Gavin wetting the bed at night. To be honest, he wets himself during the day as well. The problem is that he has very little sense of personal hygiene. This means that unless we become aware of the accident, he will simply continue wearing [...]

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Finally…A Break

Lost and Tired — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:08:18 +0000

Categories: Autism

Tags: "Autism Speaks", adhd, android, aspergers, Autism, babble.com, break, Family, Hopefully, Lizze, lost and tired, midNIGHT ROM, night, ocd, Parenting, PICA, schizophrenia, schizophrenic, sleep, today, WordPress

I mentioned last night that Emmett was spending the night at Lizze’s parents house. Well, he actually stayed the night. Lizze and I actually got to sleep last night. I got up with Gavin and Elliott and let her sleep in. Hopefully Lizze will be feeling a little better today. Posted from [...]

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Does your child with #Autism wander? Your opinion is needed.

Lost and Tired — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:13:17 +0000

Categories: Autism

Tags: "Autism Speaks", adhd, akramer, alan, android, aspergers, Autism, autism spectrum, babble.com, child, com, conversation, everyone, everything, Family, feedback, interest, lost and tired, midNIGHT ROM, name, number, ocd, opinion, Parenting, phone, PICA, PLEASE, potential, product, product specs, recovery, schizophrenia, schizophrenic, something, spectrum, time

Hey everyone. I believe I might have mentioned this before but I have been consulting with some folks who are in the final stages of developing a product that can help families with children on the Autism Spectrum that wander. Their product is a GPS device that is made specifically for Autistic [...]

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