We’ve been trying to teach the monkey to wear his mask. He needs to be ready for when school starts. Some days he’s fine with it, other days he throws the mask and runs. And now he refuses to wear shoes. 🙄 Shoes. Why are we fighting about shoes! 😂 I still don’t know what…
Be kind.
I saw this tweet in an autism mom group that I belong to. It really hurts when I see “mom shaming” other moms, or moms wanting to parent kids that are not theirs. I strongly believe that if I can help, I should offer. But helping is very different than judging. And with autism, because…
Underestimated
There are times when the monkey will do something and it just astonishes me. And so many times I get reminded about how I under estimate him. We were watching tv last night, my husband and I. I would hear my son run upstairs, then downstairs, then upstairs. When he would come downstairs, he’d hide…
Tired.
My husband just told me that I don’t post as much as I used to. I told him that it’s because I’m always so tired. 😭😴😪😴😴
How do you treat a special needs person?
I have been working a lot of hours lately. Year end at work is always crazy. My dad knows this and he is constantly checking up on me. I love how he always calls to see if we need help with the monkey. He genuinely loves to hang out with him. Last time, I was…
We got you.
We decided to rent a cabin for Christmas. We have not been out and about since March. I figured being out in the middle of the forrest will be a nice change. However we knew the monkey would struggle. As soon as we arrived, he lost it. He kept pressing on his communication device: I…
Nine.
The monkey will be turning nine soon. Nine. I remember when my daughter turned nine. She had made a remark while watching a movie. She said she’sld love to have a surprise party. So we rented the hockey rink where she played. We invited all of her friends. As she walked into the rink we…
My own special needs.
My department at work was just assigned a new director to overlook my team. My prior boss had been with me for over 10 years. She was there when I found out I was pregnant, she was there when my son was hospitalized, she was there when we received our AU diagnosis, and she’s been…
We got this.
We kept seeing small puddles on our dining room for a few days in a row. We thought it was Bella, our older golden retriever. But we would never actually catch her doing this. And this is so unlike her. Meanwhile the monkey is still struggling to shower. He hates it. To avoid the long…
My little superhero.
I got pretty sick last week. I couldn’t keep anything down. In one of our nightly drives we were taking with the monkey, I stopped by Taco Bell drive thru for some nachos. Bad Idea. I couldn’t keep anything down for a few days. I think the monkey knows when I’m sick because he is…
