My husband and I always think about this. When the monkey does something, or is trying to tell us something and we just can figure it out, we always wonder: βWhat is going on in that beautiful mind of yours???β I would give anything to know.
Author: Monkeynism AKA Autism
He is going to be amazing!
This meme reminded me of a message from my daughter last year.Β My monkey will be more than okay.Β He is going to be amazing!
He has his own way of saying it.
The monkey loves to swim. When he wants to go outside, he will look for the sunscreen lotion, and bring it to us. Then he starts clapping – his sign for ‘more’. He has so much to say. He just has his own way of saying it.
Normal?
This one is rough. I think people mean well when they describe my monkey in this manner. But I hate to use the word ‘normal’ because the opposite of normal is abnormal. My son is unique, as all kids are. And that’s okay. π
Need a Friend.
And then there are those days where we just need a friend.
Yes.
We have to change the answer to yes. π
Yeah, he has empathy.
I have written about how the monkey cannot see someone crying. If you’re crying, he will stop whatever he’s doing, run towards you and kiss you. He thinks his kisses is the cure to your sadness. He cannot predict your thoughts nor read between the lines, but he does try to help. In his own…
So much more. π
He happens to have autism, but there’s so much more to him. π Photo credit: My Crazy Little People
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. ππ And yes, be the person that I needed when I just started this journey. β€οΈ 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…
