Building a Boy

The doctor said, "There appears to be something wrong with your baby from the head down."

I had never imagined I would give birth to a child with so many extreme needs. Professionals told me to place my son in an institution and walk away. I refused... I could not. Instead, I took our baby boy home and began a long journey of self-education, trial and error, advocacy, frustration, tears and ultimately – unspeakable joy. No one ever gave me the "right" answers for teaching my son the skills h...