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Join the Lost and Tired’s Community #Autism Support Forums

Lost and Tired’s Community #Autism Support Forums Here at Lost and Tired, my goal is to actually help people by presenting them with our real life experience as parents to three boys with #Autism. While our situation may be different from yours, we are all on the same journey. Something else we all have in common is that we all need help and advice from time to time. Personally, I like speaking to people who have actually been there, or are actually going through something similar. I have found that this type of support helps on many levels. For starters, talking to other parents is very non-clinical and much more personal. We can relate to each other in a understanding and non-judgmental way. What I find really cool about this is that you can openly speak your mind and not have to explain yourself. Many of you are likely aware of the support group that I

Family Dynamics & Autism Benefit & Teleclass Series with Eustacia Cutler

Teleclass Series with Autism Advocate about Family Dynamics To Benefit The Temple Grandin, Eustacia Cutler Autism Fund Wellness Talk Radio announced their Family Dynamics Teleclass Series begins April 12, and continues with classes on May 3, May 10, and May 17, with Eustacia Cutler and Wellness Talk Radio Host Kris Costello. Interested applicants need to register and pay $20 for each teleclass they want to attend, with the fees benefiting The Temple Grandin Eustacia Cutler Autism Fund. Eustacia Cutler is a well-known Autism Advocate and also the mother of Autism Advocate Dr. Temple Grandin, and she will be speaking about Family Dynamics with Autism. The first class is on April 12 and will introduce the series, continuing with a May 3 teleclass about “Keeping and Strengthening Your Sense of Self.” The Teleclass announcement calls Eustacia Cutler “a Visionary when it comes to looking at the Family as one of the most important component’s in

Yet another example of how divorce affects kids

This sounds like something out of a bad movie plot, but apparently it’s true. A 12-year old boy in Brisbane, Australia was having such a hard time coping with his parents’ divorce that he tried to kill his new stepmother by lacing her toothpaste with peanuts in an attempt to trigger a deadly allergic reaction. Fortunately, the stepmum found the peanuts before they did any harm. According to court documents, there was “an element of “attention seeking” in his behavior.” Gee, ya think? The full story is here. The court was told the stepmother found the peanuts in the toothpaste before actually brushing her teeth. Mr Finch said the was evidence the boy was struggling with the family breakdown at the time and that there was an element of “attention seeking” in his behaviour. Barrister Rob East, for the boy, said his client had no history of bad behaviour