Today the monkey woke up at 2 am and went back to bed at 5:30. All he wanted to do was sing. And when I’d tell him to go to sleep and stop singing, he’d hum instead. 🤣 Funny now. Not so funny at 3 am. 😂 I love you even more my monkey….
Author: Monkeynism AKA Autism
I'm the mom of a beautiful boy, who happens to have autism.
Five minutes.
Tomorrow is our meeting with the board. We only have five minutes to address our concerns. Five minutes. How do you squeeze in five minutes what this man has done to our son? How the school has tried over and over again to not tell us what happened? To hide behind definition legalities? How…
He surprises me…
And after much worry that field day would go terrible since it’s not part of his routine, the monkey pulls through and surprises me. 💙💙
Mother’s Day Gift
Today as I was waiting for the monkey to finish his OT therapy, I saw how the other kids were greeting their moms with roses and pictures. And I just love these little gifts. I loved it when my daughter made them and I love them when the monkey makes them. But lately he…
Feliz Dia De Las Madres
A very special “Feliz dia Las madres” (Mothers Day) to my wife and creator of this page. A calm breeze, warm, a warrior, and mama bear whose love for her children is admirable. The monkey tells you everyday how much he loves and appreciates you in his way. You are his security blanket and the…
Tough.
I received a call from the principal yesterday about how bad my monkey was doing. Apparently, he cried so much they struggled to get him off the bus; they couldn’t get him inside to class. Which I don’t understand since he had an amazing weekend. And yesterday in the morning as we were waiting for…
You Okay Buddy?
Yesterday was the 10th Annual Autism Walk/Run. We had been planning for this event for some time. My husband’s students volunteered during their spring break to promote the race. They also volunteered Thursday evening to assist me in sorting out over 200 shirts. As tired as we all were, we arrived to the race extra…
Here’s to tomorrow.
Today was rough. It seems that’s all it is lately. Rough. The daily notes from the monkey’s teacher have not been good. He has completely stopped eating at school. Since he was assaulted by his previous teacher, he doesn’t want to eat, he doesn’t want to go to PE, to music therapy, to recess, or…
Here Goes Nothing.
This evening, the principal’s secretary dropped this letter off at our doorstep. And I feel validated. This is all we wanted. We wanted the district to acknowledge what they did wrong. Their teacher not only hurt my son, but they also tried to hide what happened. And when I went I complain, they stated what…
Always You.
I am coming to the realization that many people ask if we would go thru this austism road if we knew this is where we would be. If we had a magic wand and would be able to go back in time, would we change our future??? And our honest answer is no. If I…
Differently.
My husband and I always take news differently. He always sees the glass half full where as I always take longer to proces bad news. When we were recently diagnosed, I was going thru my phases of denial, anger, sadness, etc. It took me a while to fully accept it. My husband on the other…
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