Personal Narrative: Autism Rollercoaster

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Autism Rollercoaster

Kelsey, my sister, was born April 1st, 2014. That day was one of the best days of my life because! At the time, I didn’t know that I was going to have more sisters; now I have two sisters (other than Kelsey) Ryan and Nora. Once Kelsey was born, my mom knew that I would be a great big sister (based on the way I treated Kelsey in the hospital). I never knew my life would have changed. Fourteen months after Kelsey was born, Kelsey hadn’t really said any words yet besides “mamma” and “dadda.” I didn’t really think anything of it because I had never had any other siblings before, so I didn’t really know when she would start to actually say words. Then one night my mom and my step-dad wanted to have a talk with me...
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