He happens to have autism, but there’s so much more to him. 💙 Photo credit: My Crazy Little People
Author: Monkeynism AKA Autism
I'm the mom of a beautiful boy, who happens to have autism.
I don’t have the courage
I’m in a rough patch right now. I go through these crazy phases of I’m okay and then I’m just not. Saturday I went to my cousin’s son’s birthday party with my daughter. My husband and the monkey were running some errands. And I saw how this four year old was so excited to open…
The Person That I Needed
I get several messages from parents who recently received their child’s diagnosis. And I strongly feel my responsibility is to show them that they are not alone. A little bit of love and encouragement goes a long way. 💙💙 And yes, be the person that I needed when I just started this journey. ❤️ Photo…
He Does.
Since the hubby is a teacher, he gets to stay home with the monkey, which means the monkey doesn’t see my parents on a daily basis. Yesterday as my husband was driving to buy groceries, he made a turn that wasn’t towards my parent’s house. Which the monkey wasn’t happy. He started grunting and trying…
Fifteen Minutes
The monkey loves our private speech therapist. He anxiously but patiently waits for her before each of our appointments. And when he sees her coming to get him, he runs inside excitedly. Last week, he hugged her so much he didn’t want to let go. When my husband finally told him it was time to…
Dentist
Today was dentist visit. And as all autism households know, it’s just plain torture. My husband went alone. Both my daughter and I had to work. And this is the text he sent. 😢 And my heart just broke, for everyone. 💔💔
Quiet Fights
I have anxiety attacks at night if I let the ugly thoughts creep in. For the most part I fight them off, but my quiet fights are the hardest to bear. Photo credit: Autism World
We will be okay.
Open letter to my son’s school principal: Dear Ma’am, There are no words to sum up what these past six months has been for us. How does one reason everything that happened to my son? I don’t know if you understand the depth of damage that this teacher, your administration, your school, that you yourself…
Underestimate.
I’ve been a nervous wreck all morning. First day of summer school. New school. New teacher that we haven’t met. I keep getting flashbacks of his bruises from January. 💔💔. I tried to keep distracted, if not I felt I was going to get an anxiety attack. 😟 We don’t know who his new teacher…
Graduation
Our daughter graduated from high school yesterday and our monkey wasn’t there. I thought about this for months. I debated to take him with us. I mean how could he not be there celebrating his sister’s achievements? But there were going to be over 700 students graduating. Multiply that with all of the families, I…
A Cup.
Milestone Wednesday: The monkey is always thirsty, he’s always drinking. We try to have waters and juices within his reach. When we run out, he will haul a gallon of water, or half a gallon of juice, or whatever he’s craving, up the stairs and give it to us, his nonverbal ways of saying he’s…
Try to see.
I’ve seen how many can’t see past my son’s autism. But there is so much more to see. When you get to meet someone with a disability, try to look beyond the disability. I guarantee you there so much more underneath. … My son is funny, silly, happy, moody, he loves to cuddle, he loves…
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