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My DS was born 4 weeks early with an APGAR score of 0. I shudder to think what he'd be like if he hadn't been deprived of oxygen at birth :-)

Really, it's not funny because he could have been seriously harmed by complications and he did have a rough start, including 10 days in the hospital. I think back to how many doctors told me we'd be lucky if he ever talked, that he most certainly would be on the spectrum (due to head size) and that he'd likely never attend regular school.