Why You Need A Tribe, Especially If You Have A Special Needs Child Like Me
Finding your tribe. I used to be a single mama to my two boys. It was hard. It was lonely. Ayub being autistic made things harder. We never fit in. We were seen as...
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The Strangest Thing Happened When Ayub Performed His Play Live
I was worried about Ayub participating in his school’s Drama Sprint because of his speech problems and so forth. But I was wrong. He was AMAZING. The day of the play arrives The kids...
Unintentional Speech And Drama Therapy For Our Autistic Kid At School
This is the story about how Ayub had unintentional speech and drama therapy at school. At the start of every school sprint the Acton KL guides will email the weekly syllabus out. And every...
This 8-Year-Old Autistic Kid Conquers Three Mountains Across Indonesia
This is a guest post from Nizam Zambari. Haqqu, an 8-year-old Malaysian boy, conquered three mountains all at once in Indonesia: Mount Merbabu 15 August 2018 Mount Andong 17 August 2018 Mount Prau 18...
Anak Autism Berusia 8 Tahun Telah Berjaya Menawan Tiga Gunung Di Indonesia
This is a guest post from Nizam Zambari. Dia berjaya menawan 3 gunung sekaligus di Indonesia, Gunung Merbabu 15 Ogos 2018 Gunung Andong 17 Ogos 2018 Gunung Prau 18 Ogos 2018 Dengan suhu paling sejuk...
7 Most Common Dyslexia Myths VS Dyslexia Truths
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How We Help Our Autistic Son Stop Bullying His Younger Siblings
Based on multiple comments and questions I receive, I decided to blog about how we helped Ayub stop bullying his younger siblings. He does have anger management issues and sometimes can get physically aggressive....
Sports Day 2018 With The Malaysian Homeschooling Network
Ayub joined the Malaysian Homeschooling Network’s annual Sports Day last year and had an amazing time. So this year I signed up all three of my monkeys, along with three of my nephews. Woke...
Aisha Joins A Duplo Class For Toddlers At Bricks4Kidz Damansara Perdana
Ayub and Sulaiman have been going for weekly LEGO classes at Bricks4Kidz for two years. It’s helped them in lots of different ways, plus it’s just really fun. Ayub won an award for it...
Ayub’s Super Simple Recipe For Scrambled Eggs
Since I’ve been learning to let go and allowing Ayub more independence, I asked him to make breakfast for the family. “I have a great recipe for scrambled eggs!” said Ayub. So here it...
Helping My Special Needs Child Gain Independence Is Hard For Me
I don’t consider myself a helicopter parent but I very much shelter Ayub and treat him like a baby, kinda using his special needs as an excuse to not let go. But he’s a...
Bricks4Kidz Is Now Open In Damansara Perdana And Your Kids Will Love It
I’ve written about LEGO and Bricks4Kidz multiple times on this blog because it’s honestly a huge part of our lives. I wanted the boys to have an extracurricular activity that they really enjoyed doing...
The Many Benefits Of LEGO For My Awesome Kid With Autism
Ayub and Sulaiman have been attending weekly LEGO classes at Bricks4Kidz for over a year. The boys have always loved Duplo, and graduated to LEGO when Mr Ninja came into our lives, bringing with...
My Son’s Symptoms Of Autism From The Time He Was An Infant
I receive a lot of messages on the Ninja Housewife Facebook page (go like it if you haven’t already) from parents of special needs kids asking for advice. Honestly, I’m not qualified to give...
When Your Autistic Child Suffers From Night Terrors And Is Unable To Sleep
Ayub used to suffer from horrible night terrors and had trouble sleeping. He’s much better now but sometimes he will still scream in the night and have us running to his room. Since Ayub’s...
Ayub Has Mastered Basic Speech, But There’s So Much More To Communicating Than Vocabulary
Ayub has been attending individual speech therapy on a weekly basis for over a year. Before therapy he had a limited vocabulary and poor understanding of basic grammar, which made it very hard for...
Sports Day With The Malaysian Homeschooling Network
Ayub and his classmates were invited to participate in the Malaysian Homeschooling Network’s annual Sports Day, organized by superhuman and all-round loveliest person in the world, Ms See Ming <3 This is my first...
Super Simple Milo Mug Cake Recipe For Kids
Once Ayub was done with his Spaghetti Aglio Olio for picky eaters, we moved on to making dessert! Yay. Originally he wanted to make an ice cream sandwich. I love how he thinks I’m...
Kid-Friendly Spaghetti Aglio Olio Recipe For Picky Eaters
Ayub is a picky eater. This sprint at school is called “Cooking and Chemistry.” I was a bit worried because with high-functioning autism and mild ADHD, Ayub is so easily distracted. Plus, because of...
Does My Toddler Have A Speech Delay?
I’m not an expert or a therapist or a doctor. Just a mama. Do I need to add this disclaimer to every post? Anyway, I want to tell you about my toddler and her...
Lack Of Inference Is Why My Autistic Kid Has Poor Social Skills
There are several reasons why my autistic kid has poor social skills. A lack of inference skills is just one reason. But it’s a pretty big reason. It also doesn’t help that he has...
Ayub Falls Behind In Early Robotics While Sulaiman Excels
The boys take an early robotics LEGO class once a week at Bricks4Kidz and they absolutely love it. Last week they built a little car and learned how to program it to move forwards...
This Is What The World Looks Like To An Autistic Child
When Ayub was 5 we didn’t yet know he was autistic although it was clear that he had special needs. At the time we weren’t sure what those needs were. All I knew is...
Ayub Sends Me Chat Messages For The First Time Ever
This morning while I was at work, I received a “ping!” It was a gchat notification… from Ayub! My boy, who has always had difficulty speaking and continues to have weekly therapy to help...
A Seven-Year-Old Autistic Girl Writes Her First Book
Diagnosed with autism at the age of five, Madhu Barghavi Vijayakumar struggled with reading, writing, and even holding a pencil. Overcoming adversities, she wrote her first children’s book at the age of seven titled...
The Boys Get A Quick RM20 Haircut At X-Cut Tropicana City Mall
This a post about nothing. Another lazy family day over the long, long weekend. The kids have been looking like wildlings recently. They both insist on keeping their hair long. I don’t mind but...
Ayub The Mighty Has Started A YouTube Channel
A few nights ago during dinner, Ayub got really excited to see a spider on the wall. He has always loved bugs, spiders are his favourite. He could not contain his excitement and...
