Our bad days.
The monkey used to love it when we would pick him up at therapy. My parents would drop him off, and my husband and I , after we would get out of work, we’d pick him up and bring him home. And he would be so happy hugging us throughout the ride home. But lately…
We aren’t perfect. And that’s ok.
As parents, we are always so hard on ourselves. Sometimes, we need to remember we aren’t perfect. And that’s ok. 💙
No time out.
One of our doggies, Harley, misbehaved and my daughter was going to take her outside for a time-out. The monkey ran to protect his buddy. Needless to say, no time out for her.
Autism and Halloween. 💙
This Halloween, let’s be autism aware. 💙
To be happy
The monkey had never slept thru the night. I remember when he was two years old and a friend had a newborn baby. She was telling me how she struggled during the day with a couple of hours of sleep. And I realized we’ve been in this situation for two years. In our home, we…
Autism, where coffee is a necessity.
Been up with the monkey since 3am. He has a small cough that wasn’t letting him sleep. And as you know with most kids with autism, sleep doesn’t come easy. Once hes up, he’s full of energy, jumping off the walls up. 😴💤 It’s going to be one of those days. ☕☕☕
The Bus Meeting
Because of the bus video where my son was crying due to the monitor’s behavior, the transportation director wanted us to meet with the bus driver and the new monitor assigned to my son’s bus route. The goal was for them to know my son, try to understand his needs, and make a plan for…
Monkeynism AKA Autism 