The monkey has been attending therapy since he was 2 years old, which is for about 7 years now. Before he turned three we had therapists coming to our home from ECI, Early Childhood Intervention program. When he turned three he was officially enrolled in the special education program at our local school district. Therapists…

For the last few days the monkey’s been fascinated with doughnuts. We didn’t know this at first. He wanted us to go a different route than what we were used to. We just couldn’t pinpoint the exact location. Then one day I come home and tell my husband, “I know what he wants! He wants…

My dad called my husband early this morning. He needed help with his vehicle. My husband is always willing to help with any mechanical issues my dad may have. He always tells me that my dad is older and that it’s his duty to be there for him whenever he needs us. ♥️ My husband…

A beautiful friend read my post, so she casually dropped off wine for me, and doughnuts for my monkey. And my heart is overwhelmed with gratitude. ♥️♥️♥️

This picture is from this morning. My monkey is sound asleep on my bed. He looks so peaceful. But last night was a different story. He was running around non-stop. He was laughing and jumping and running up and down the stairs. My husband and I were drained by 2 am. I kept telling him…

The monkey has been struggling a lot lately. Or maybe I should say we have all been struggling a lot. I think being quarantined since March is taking a toll on me. I was telling my husband that I feel guilty expressing that it’s been hard. The guilt is because I know there’s many people…

I remember when my son was younger, and how many of his therapists and teachers would tell me that he would understand more as he would get older and mature. I just never believed it. I never let myself hope for this. Hope is such a delicate topic. You hope that he will be able…

Today while I was sitting in my bedroom working, I could hear the monkey’s virtual teacher scolding him from his bedroom television, “You need to apologize to Teacher P. You need to sit down and apologize to her.” Every morning when Teacher P is scheduled to come in, I will tell the monkey “Teacher P…

This pic was taken yesterday, after class and school work. It was rough. He was done. But today my husband’s ex student showed up. We realized we needed help. She will be helping us a few times a week for a couple of hours. And today the monkey did all of his work . He…

The monkey has started hanging out in the tub lately. It seems he likes the enclosed space. At first I didn’t let him. I didn’t think it was right. But now I’m thinking if it makes him feel better why not? I even brought a pillow for his head. He is doing much better in…

Virtual classes started this week. After the first thirty minute of class on Monday morning, I was ready to quit. I can’t do this. Aside from technology issues, my son struggled. There was meltdowns and there was fighting. At the same time I had small issue at work so I had to send some quick…

This post was written this past Monday. I wasn’t sure about posting it but decided to. Good and the bad. Our autism life. 💔 The monkey hates showers now. He used to love them and now he hates them. We’ve been debating on getting him waterless shampoo and wipies to clean him to avoid the…