Wanted to show the monkey on his therapy swing. It really helps him calm down when he’s extremely anxious. 💙💙💙

The monkey’s teacher had mentioned that she felt he was ready for homework. We had tried homework a few years back and it didn’t go too well. She said she felt he was ready. What I like about this is that we get to see exactly what he’s working on, and we can see if…

So the monkey is still doing great at school and at therapy. But he’s not doing so good at home. He gets fustrated and mad very easily. Today he wouldn’t take a shower to get ready for therapy, unless his dad left the house He simply woke up mad at him and wanted him out….

Last week was parent/teacher conference. I typically tend to prepare emotionally. Typically, it’s been meetings about how my son does not pay attention, how he’s not doing good, how he’s trying to run away, how he hits adults, he’s meltdowns, etc. Because this has been our experience, I’ve learned to prepare emotionally, and to be…

This is the most beautiful thing I’ve read today. I’ve been there so many times. And it just shows how a little bit of compassion goes a long way. 💙💙💙♥️♥️♥️

Lately, the monkey has been doing really good. At school, the teacher has said he does great even when there’s changes in his schedule. Last week they had an event outside and he did great for thirty minutes. Thirty minutes! This would have been unheard of a few years back. His occupational therapist has changed…

The monkey had a dentist appointment this past Friday. Our appointment was at 6:30 am. My husband scheduled it that early thinking we would be in and out. Hopefully there would not be too many people there yet and it won’t be as tough for the monkey. When we arrived the monkey knew something was…

My daughter decided to buy doughnuts this morning. The monkey likes chocolate sprinkle doughnuts so she made sure to get some of those. She asked for a cherry filled sugar doughnut for herself. The monkey keeps staring at her doughnut. I’m not sure why. She picked up her doughnut and brought it over to the…

Post from the hubby: Bella, our golden-retriever, has been a great dog to us. She was about 4 years old when our monkey came along. We have so many pictures of them together through-out the years, it is quite adorable. However, she is now older, and her age is beginning to become a factor with…

Wishing all of our Autism family and friends a very happy new year! 🎉🎊🎈