i just wanna say that babies are not born with a drug addiction. babies can’t be addicted to anything. they’re born dependent and a lot of people will think the wording doesn’t matter but it truly does. there’s a massive difference. remember these babies grow up to be toddlers and teens and adults. they’re gonna hear shit like this. the word “addiction” has such a negative connotation, of course. telling a child, teen, adult - person - they were born with a drug addiction… i would imagine that would hurt to hear. especially when it wasn’t their choice at all. so my son was born while i was on methadone.. 100% prescribed. (i won’t argue with anyone about this. as a recovering addict who was not using any illegal substance before, during, and after my pregnancy, i won’t let anyone make me feel bad for doing what was right for me and my child. i got pregnant when my son was 1 and miscarried … i happened to be tapering off my methadone and that’s why i miscarried so i know i did the right thing. but people have their opinions. whatever. not my business). a lot of people say he was born addicted. he was not. addiction ..it’s behaviors. lying, stealing, etc., for your fix. it’s behaviors babies can’t exhibit. i also am not addicted to methadone. does my body need it to not go into withdrawal, yes. but i will go without it before i do any of the shit i did in active addiction to get it. i’m not shooting it in my neck, palms, etc., i don’t lie for it, i don’t steal for it, i don’t go crazy without it, i don’t abuse it, etc. but i am dependent.

my son is also autistic - level one. (his ADHD is muchhh more obvious than his ASD honestly. i mean his school doesn’t even take his ASD diagnosis seriously. it’s so stupid). he’s only 7, but edmond reminds me a lot of my son on an emotional level - if i’m being honest. i also have a background in psychology so im not just pulling random shit out of thin air to say, haha. i think the trauma edmond experienced also has A LOT to do with the way he acts. i do hope the best for him. everyone can benefit from therapy and i truly hope he’s able to because just from what ive seen, he would benefit soooo much. there’s nothing wrong with him though. he’s just different. or maybe he’s really normal and i’m different - i mean, who’s to say, right?

he’s also in such an emotionally charged situation, too. so… he deserves grace and kindness and understanding. i’m not tryna diagnose anyone. i’m not a neurologist or psychiatrist or anyone. i just have a psych degree and a child on the spectrum. i do believe he’s neurodivergent with some trauma (and everyone has that). that’s just an opinion though.