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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My brother has autism and is very low functioning; my mom worked in post partum recovery until she retired. She'd often get asked to talk to new moms who had received a surprise diagnosis at birth. One piece of her advice really stuck with me and I'll pass it along to you: Enjoy your baby. There are (potentially) going to be a lot of things about your baby that are different than other babies - but there are also a LOT of things that are the same. Don't spend so much of your time concentrating on the "different" parts that you miss the "baby" parts. Snuggle your baby, dress him/her in cute/frilly clothes as appropriate, basically do as many of the "regular baby" things as you can. Easier said than done, I know, but good advice nonetheless.[/quote] +100! Great advice. Also love Dr. Rosenbaum in Genetics. He is very sharp and also very common sense. A nice combination.[/quote]
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