Ada Wells
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I couldn't bear anyone thinking I took my son's life because I didn't love him or because I thought he was a burden.
Or I was tired of taking care of him, even when I was exhausted and sad and I couldn't understand what Teddy needed.
Never for a moment did I ever wish he wasn't my son.
I'm not saying I never wished he didn't have autism.
I wished that a lot, especially when he was young.
It's only human to feel that way.
You never expect to have a child with a disability.
It catches you completely off guard, changes the way you think about everything.
He had so much to offer the world and would never get the chance.
But having Teddy in my life, even with autism, is always what I would choose over never having had him at all.
How empty my life would have been without him.