Monkeynism AKA Autism

Connection.

My monkey throwing the ball to one of his two furry friends, Bella. 💙 Love their connection! ♥️

Post from he hubby: For a couple of weeks now, my favorite place in the world has been underwater for about six to seven seconds. My little monkey has been pushing himself to go down 9 feet to retrieve his tennis balls in our pool. These balls have dog bites from our dogs that have…

Grandparents’ Love

My mom called me at work today. She was very excited. She was telling me that she heard my son say the word Daddy. My son has been babbling a lot lately, and every now and then it sounds like he’s actually saying an actual word. She assured me he said Daddy. She assured me…

How should we treat special needs children?

Forgiveness. 💙

Today I worked from home because I wasn’t feeling well. I called my parents and told them not to worry coming over. I’d be home to receive the monkey when the bus dropped him off after school. In the afternoon, as the bus arrives, I went out to greet my son. The bus driver said…

On his own. ❤️💙

This is my non-verbal, seven year old son with autism. The day that we were diagnosed, about 5 years ago, the pediatric neurologist told us not to expect much from him. He said we would get our hopes crushed.My son has learned how to swim. He learned how to put his head slightly under the…

Your voice

My son started school this week. I’m so grateful that his teacher has first and second graders, which means we get to have the same teacher from last year. She’s the sweetest most patient person I have met. And we also get to keep both paraprofessionals! It’s a win win. This year, the first graders…

To Forgive

Last Sunday, we were at home. My daughter was at work. It was a crazy morning. I was trying to work from home, and the monkey was running around, he was extra hyper that day. My husband was doing some work around the house. A typical morning. We got distracted. We were not paying attention….

Hug our kids tonight.

My husband and I have been discussing what would we do if we were out and about with the monkey and there would be a catastrophic event, a mass shooting, a fire, or a natural disaster. These situations are very difficult for anyone, but I feel the gravity of the situation increases drastically for special…