Yesterday, the monkey woke up with his eyes swollen. I wanted to take him to the 24-hour clinic but my husband had left to fix my car. I decided to wait until he got back, I’m not brave enough to go on my own. But his eyes were getting worse and my daughter told me,…
Author: Monkeynism AKA Autism
I'm the mom of a beautiful boy, who happens to have autism.
His future success. 💙
Our son is barely learning how to put on socks on his own, which is a huge step. I cannot even fathom teaching him how to tie his shoes. but that ability is not tied to the success that he may have in the future. 💙 Photo credit: Edge of the Playground
My mama.
Yesterday, I was asked to be part of a parent panel to talk to Occupational Therapy students that are about to receive their Master’s degree and discuss the personal challenges of raising a child with autism. I was very excited since I feel any type of awareness is a great way to create a path…
Ten plus!
We went to California for my nephew’s wedding. We debated, Should we go? Should only my husband go? Should we take the monkey? And then I weighed in all the stuff that could go wrong. But we decided to be brave and go for it. We planned for the worse during the wedding. We planned…
The parent your child needs you to be. 💙
The parent your child needs you to be. 💙 Photo credit: Autism Parent Magazine
How every IEP should start.
We are scheduling our first ARD meeting at the monkey’s new school. I hate these meetings. They are tough to handle. The discussions are about how my son isn’t meeting expectations. And it breaks my heart. 💔 Educators forget that words have power. And they should focus on how they are used.❤️💙 Photo credit: Autism…
Autism & Anxiety
Today was hair cut day. Although the monkey did pretty good, didn’t scratch and didn’t hit, he’s extremely anxious. The shower that normally tends to calm him down didn’t work. He’s been jumping and hitting himself for a while now. We keep reassuring him that he’s safe. But he’s struggling to get there. 😥
Why?
Why? 💔 Photo credit: Herding Cats by Phoebe Holmes
Brave Autism Parents ❤️
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Sometimes we need an arm around us.
💙 Photo credit: Autism. From a dad’s eye view
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