Since our son was assaulted by his previous teacher, he doesn’t leave his classroom. He doesn’t go to PE, to sensory room, to therapy, to the cafeteria. He simply refuses and has severe meltdowns when the staff tries. His new teacher has tried to get him to go at least to the cafeteria, to…
Author: Monkeynism AKA Autism
I'm the mom of a beautiful boy, who happens to have autism.
We have power.
Today we had our time with the board, our five minutes. The district had their turn toothed they rebutted, we rebutted, board asked questions, we answered they answered. But in the end the board ruled against us. They did say they have a condition, they want the district to increase their communication towards the us….
Funny. Not so funny.
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….
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…
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