Monkeynism AKA Autism

A few weeks ago, we received a call from the principal letting us know that the bus monitor had submitted a report concerning our monkey. According to the report, my son pulled the monitor’s hair, hit her, and threw his cereal at her. She also said she had a small scratch on her face and…

I love you, just the way you are my monkey. 💙

Source: Different, Not Less

Love heals all things.

The monkey has been in love with Miss Sarah, his speech therapist, for some time now. She was our life saver during the time that my son was trying to heal from what the teacher did to him. She showed patience towards him, and she showed him love. Miss Sarah reminds me of Princess Merida,…

This is Autism.

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,…

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

He will. 💙

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…