Sunday as we were cleaning the backyard the monkey fell into the pool by accident, on the deep end. Of course I screamed because of how scared I got. But the monkey, he simply swam towards the stairs, and calmly climbed out. We have been working on teaching him to swim for some years now…
Author: Monkeynism AKA Autism
I'm the mom of a beautiful boy, who happens to have autism.
Surrounded by Love.
Yesterday we had a few of my husband’s students over for a BBQ, to thank them for all of their hard work. More than 15 students, and my monkey did great. It also has to do with how accepting and loving these high school kids are. And my monkey feels it, surrounded by all of…
Difference
We’ve been very blessed to have many people that care for our monkey. ❤️💙
Honoring her brother.
My daughter’s high school graduation cap. A pick for the college she will attend and puzzles to honor her brother’s journey. 💙
Aqua Therapy
The monkey has been doing great. We’ve noticed once we open our pool for the summer, his behavior changes dramatically. We take him off his anxiety meds because the water soothes him so much. His appetite increases, he sleeps better, and he’s constantly smiling. 💙 #SummerTime #AquaTherapy
This. This is why. 💙
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We will overcome this.
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…
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…
