This is a topic near and dear to my heart. I have adopted children that are speculated to have this...I won't say who as that's not important. We have also fostered other children that we didn't adopt, that struggled with this. It's not fair to these little babies to grow up with something that there is no cure for....they live with this for the rest of their lives. They struggle with learning difficulties, behavior struggles, brain damage, a hard time focusing on things for very long, and they have poor judgment and very big impulsivity problems. They lack social skills and don't perceive social cues well at all and a lot of times they don't connect their behavior with consequences to be able to correct their behaviors. They struggle with emotions as well and are very often over-the-top. It's not an easy life for them, or for the people that have stepped up to try and help them through life. I know as a Momma I am always worrying about their futures...will they be able to pursue a career in what they are talking about? Will they ever be able to live on their own? Will they ever be able to learn certain life-skills? Will they ever make certain connections? Will they ever be able to drive a car? These are just a few questions that I ask myself...it's a very difficult life at times...yet I have to constantly remind myself that we just take it one step at a time and some days it's one moment at a time and I take the glimpses of hope that I get and go from there. All I can do sometimes is love them, pray a lot, and hope that one day we will achieve the goals that we want for them and they want for themselves without any major troubles getting in the way. I'm not a quitter and we will keep pressing on. But please, if you think you can become pregnant...please don't drink...9 months is not that long of a time to give up drinking...think of your baby...you don't want them to struggle in life any more than they have to. It's so hard to watch them struggle through life with so many challenges....
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