Yesterday the monkey was getting a little anxious so my husband decided to take him to the park. We didn’t make it to the park because the monkey was mesmerized with something across the arroyo. We still can’t figure out what he was staring at. But we decided not to force him to go to…
Author: Monkeynism AKA Autism
I'm the mom of a beautiful boy, who happens to have autism.
In their own time.
In their own time. 💙💙💙
Advocating
The monkey is starting a new school on Monday. We went to visit the school a few months back. We met the principal and his new teacher. The first thing I noticed is there are no cameras in the classroom nor the sensory room. The teacher expressed they need another teaching assistant. The principal informed…
Breaks My Heart.
This is what the monkey did to my daughter. She was taking him to Grandma’s. He wanted chicken nuggets. She decided to stop by the ATM to get cash before heading over to Chick Fil A. He didn’t understand. He got upset. And this was the result. Along with some scratches on her back and…
I will not worry.
I was hearing my voicemails and heard a message from the school nurse. My son is missing one of his vaccinations. Without it he won’t be able to register. My son is getting bigger and stronger. The thought of holding him down for a shot is terrifying. I called my husband right away to let…
Tough steps.
This picture popped on my Facebook memories. It’s of my monkey, six years ago. We used to tell him to smile and he would. We used to tell him to count with us and he would (up to three). He even would try to sing the itzy bitzy spider with me And then we lost…
New School
Today the hubby is trying to register the monkey to his new school. We need to get a transferred approved before the actual registration can begin since the new school is not our home school. I have so much hope for our monkey. New school, different teacher, different principal. And hopefully new beginnings. I’m still…
That View!
After some years of talking about it and a year of planning, we decided to take a vacation without the monkey and his older sister. This was a hard one for the monkey’s mama. We have never left him without one of us being there with him. We did everything to cover all angles. Each…
Miracles.
My mom had been mentioning that the monkey really likes his speech therapist. Ms. Sarah joined our team about a year ago and the monkey has been doing pretty good with her. But on Monday I was able to take him to therapy and see first hand what my mom was referring to. The monkey…
Think Twice
Please, let’s think twice. ❤️❤️❤️ Photo credit: Understanding Jack
Autism Community
I love my online autism community. I was talking to a co-worker who has a friend that just recently received her son’s diagnosis. And I told her to look for blogs, look for online communities. I referred her to my page. Not increase my number of followers – but for her to feel the acceptance. …
