This day has been a very emotional day for me. I have read about Sesame Street and Julia, their new autism character a few days ago. However, I didn’t realize how much publicity this would receive. I am very surprised at People magazine and the Today Show all doing stories about her. I didn’t imagine…
Month: October 2015
Being Sorry.
When I first starting thinking about the possibility that my son may have autism, I would immediately push those thoughts out of my mind. I would convince myself I was overreacting. It was very difficult to simply think about it. And when we received the official diagnosis, it was unimaginable. It was surreal. Therefore I understand other people’s first…
The Fight
It’s been an amazing summer for me. The perks of being an educator is the long summer that I get to spend with my kids. Usually this time consists of getting in our pool, visiting mommy for lunch, going to the mall playground, and taking my daughter to all her teenage needs. However, a greater…
My AHA Moment
My monkey started aqua therapy this summer. The thing that many people don’t understand is how difficult it is for autistic kids to do this. First, it’s something new and different. That itself is extremely overwhelming. Getting out of a routine is so scary for them. Second, the noise. The echo is a lot and…
My Pledge
My heart is broken today. I saw this story on the newsfeed of my facebook page: http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Mother-of-EPISD-special-needs-student-says-her-son-was-beaten-by-a-teacher-192187.shtml#.VeFBaPbluP8 I am just so, so sad. A five year old autistic little boy was having a meltdown. The paraprofessional was outside the school hitting him. The bruises on his back are the evidence. As I am typing this,…
The Daddy’s Perspective –
Our little monkey is now three years old. I see how it is much noticeable for people to see that he is different than other 3 year olds. Our monkey is still not talking, always walking in his tippy toes, still not potty trained, an adamant flapper, and prefers to play by himself rather than…
Not So Quick to Judge…
We just came back from our family vacation. And while we were very excited in taking this vacation, I knew it would be a little difficult with our monkey. As special needs parents know, we have to pick and choose our battles. For example when we decided to go to a restaurant, we opted to…
Love
I started noticing a change within my monkey in between his hospital stays. It happened to be around the 18 month period. He stopped talking. He stopped babbling. He stopped imitating us. He stopped looking us in the eyes. His tantrums increased. He withdrew. I remember taking him to his 18 month checkup. I stated…
The Cause of Autism. Maybe….
My monkey had more than a few trips to the ICU. His lungs weren’t strong. Every time he’d get something as simple as a cold, we’d end up hospitalized. One of the times we were there, I remember it being late. 2 or 3 in the morning… In the ICU, 3 am or 3 pm,…
The Hospital
My monkey was 12 months old at the time. That particular morning, he didn’t wake up like he usually does – all happy and excited. Winter was coming in, so I figured he was coming down with a cold. I gave him some cold medicine. I dropped him off with my parents and headed to work….
Monkeynism AKA Autism 