Yesterday was the 10th Annual Autism Walk/Run. We had been planning for this event for some time. My husband’s students volunteered during their spring break to promote the race. They also volunteered Thursday evening to assist me in sorting out over 200 shirts. As tired as we all were, we arrived to the race extra…
Month: April 2018
Here’s to tomorrow.
Today was rough. It seems that’s all it is lately. Rough. The daily notes from the monkey’s teacher have not been good. He has completely stopped eating at school. Since he was assaulted by his previous teacher, he doesn’t want to eat, he doesn’t want to go to PE, to music therapy, to recess, or…
Here Goes Nothing.
This evening, the principal’s secretary dropped this letter off at our doorstep. And I feel validated. This is all we wanted. We wanted the district to acknowledge what they did wrong. Their teacher not only hurt my son, but they also tried to hide what happened. And when I went I complain, they stated what…
Always You.
I am coming to the realization that many people ask if we would go thru this austism road if we knew this is where we would be. If we had a magic wand and would be able to go back in time, would we change our future??? And our honest answer is no. If I…
Differently.
My husband and I always take news differently. He always sees the glass half full where as I always take longer to proces bad news. When we were recently diagnosed, I was going thru my phases of denial, anger, sadness, etc. It took me a while to fully accept it. My husband on the other…
Our Crazy, Chaotic, Happy Home.
The monkey has a thing about ketchup. He will eat ketchup with anything, with everything. Crackers? Ketchup. Cantaloupe? Ketchup. Grapes? Ketchup. I know, this sounds a little bit gross. But my son has lost so much weight since he started his ADHD, which causes him to lose his appetite. Everyday his teacher sends a note stating he…
Loving you is easy.
We have noticed the monkey handles his struggles very differently since his incident at school. When he gets more agitated, he right away tries to hurt us. Whereas before it was every now and then, now it looks like it is his first reaction. Yesterday, my husband was talking to me about how he is…
Superheroes.
Wanted to show the work my husband’s students have been working on in preparation for tomorrow’s balloon release event, for Autism Awareness Day. I’m just so proud of them. 💙
Monkeynism AKA Autism 