I became increasingly aware of how difficult it was for Andrew to adjust to new experiences. I began to see him show signs of regression, such as with walking, wetting the bed and speaking. I did not know what caused the change in Andrew's behavior. At first, I thought he regressed because of his father being deployed overseas during the Persian Gulf War. Eventually, Andrew became a child I did not know. He would become mislabeled as being borderline mentally-challenged, to being developmentally-delayed and finally to one having autism.
My next post begins the nightmare that no parent wants to experience.


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