Author: Monkeynism AKA Autism
I'm the mom of a beautiful boy, who happens to have autism.
Autism, where coffee is a necessity.
Been up with the monkey since 3am. He has a small cough that wasn’t letting him sleep. And as you know with most kids with autism, sleep doesn’t come easy. Once hes up, he’s full of energy, jumping off the walls up. 😴💤 It’s going to be one of those days. ☕☕☕
The Bus Meeting
Because of the bus video where my son was crying due to the monitor’s behavior, the transportation director wanted us to meet with the bus driver and the new monitor assigned to my son’s bus route. The goal was for them to know my son, try to understand his needs, and make a plan for…
Or on a Sunday!😴
Or on Sunday! 💤🛌🛏️😴 Photo credit: The Mother Octopus
Having a child with special needs will transform you. 💙
Having a child with special needs will transform you. 💙 Photo credit: Mi Autism Wonders
We will figure it out together.
The monkey has started to have an issue with clothes. He used to not care how I dressed him. But lately, he gets so frustrated that he can’t communicate to us his needs. We try to understand what he wants. My husband will ask him, is it the color? Do you want a blue or…
We get another chance.
That’s okay mom and dad. We get another chance to try harder. 💙❤️ Photo credit: Karen Wesley Writes -Confessions Of An Aspergers Mom
I’m an Autism Advocate. 😉💙❤️
For my birthday, my daughter asked her friend to paint this monkey with a beautiful quote. And at work, the girls decorated my office with puzzle pieces and gave me this candy tree, with autism lollipops. Yes, I’m an Autism Advocate. 😉💙❤️
I also love someone who doesn’t have autism. ❤️❤️
Today I had a date with my daughter, just the two of us in celebration of my birthday. We went to see a movie in the morning without the boys. Then we had planned to go shopping. I love these mother/daughter times. She talks to me about her classes, her friends, her boyfriend, het homework,…
What more can we want?
Parent teacher conference was this past Tuesday. We normally don’t take the monkey to these types of events. We made the mistake of taking him once, when he as in Pre-K and it was a disaster. He didn’t understand that we were there to talk to the teacher. He assumed it was class. He didn’t…
