The monkey has a thing about  ketchup.  He will eat ketchup with anything, with everything.  Crackers?  Ketchup.  Cantaloupe?  Ketchup.  Grapes?  Ketchup. I know, this sounds a little bit gross.  But my son has lost so much weight since he started his ADHD, which causes him to lose his appetite.  Everyday his teacher sends a note stating he…

We have noticed the monkey handles his struggles very differently since his incident at school. When he gets more agitated, he right away tries to hurt us. Whereas before it was every now and then, now it looks like it is his first reaction. Yesterday, my husband was talking to me about how he is…

I’ve noticed how the monkey has been getting more and more frustrated for his lack of communication. As he gets older, his needs are increasing and we struggle to understand them. Today, he woke up extra frustrated. He was trying to tell us something and as much as we kept asking him, we didn’t know…

Our schedule so far: 1:30 a.m. – monkey fully awake, hubby wakes up to be with him 2:00 – monkey’s hungry. Eats 6 chicken nuggets 3:30 – I take over so hubby can sleep 4:00 – he’s thirsty… 4:30 – he wants to play with the dogs 5:00 – he’s still bouncing off the walls…

Today was haircut day. And like many of you know, this is torture for kids in the spectrum. But lately, my husband has been giving the monkey trims every few weeks so his cuts haven’t been so bad. In fact, with many breaks and soothing words to calm my son down, he’s been doing pretty…

Last year, I reached out to a fellow special needs mom.  She has over 20 years of experience, different type of special needs, but an expert none the less.  I poured my heart out to her.  She patted me on the back, gave me some tissue, and sent me on my way.  I haven’t heard…

I  don’t  remember much the months after we were officially diagnosed.  It was just too surreal.  I talk about  this  time often.  I remember those months after the  diagnosis like it was a dream.  Too foggy of a memory. During that time, I would do a lot of research about autism.  There is a thing…

  Lately, our monkey has been surprising us over and over. For example, I was so nervous I couldn’t sleep for days worrying about how he would react to summer school, different school, different teachers, different bus drivers, etc.   Our physical therapist tried to calm me down.  She told me, “He will surprise you.” And he…

    Dear Sir, When we walked into your office, we were tired.  We had to go to three pediatricians in order to receive a referral just to see you.  The first two pediatricians didn’t think my monkey was struggling.   They assumed he was just a typical boy, a little slower than girls, just a little…

Yesterday was my monkey’s first dentist appointment. Actually his first one was when he was 6 months old. But I don’t think that one counts. When the dentist asked us why it took us so long to make an appointment, my answer was simple. I didn’t have the courage to bring him here. Courage. Something…

Tomorrow, or today in a few hours, we have an appointment with the new pediatric neurologist. I’m so nervous. I can’t sleep. The last time we saw a neurologist for our monkey it was heartbreaking. I don’t think much will be accomplished in this meeting. I mean, how much more can one do? But we…

 I went to Walmart the other night with my monkey and my parents. (Note: I do not make these kinds of trips lightly.  However, since my parents were with me, I figured three adults can take care of one toddler.) That entire  day the monkey did not want to eat.  He just wanted to play and play.  While…