Hi I am Carolyn Fenton mother of two wonderful children whom happen to have special needs. I am going to introduce you to my son Deron.

Deron is a 13 year old young man whom happens to have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and a seizure disorder. This dosen't define who is. He is like any other person. He wants to have friends. One of the problems for Deron is that he dosen't read social cues well and mis reads peoples faces or emotions. He seems different to others. Part of Deron's brain didn't form like our brains did,do to the choice his birthmom made during her pregancy with Deron. This is a birth defect. However this is not Deron's fault that his brain is different than most. He looks totally normal to others so it is hard to understand he actually has a disability, which makes it hard for Deron to fit in. People mis understand him and mis treat him because they don't realize the hidden disability.

Deron is a wonderful young man whom I am very proud to be his adoptive mom. I am very thankful that God has placed Deron into our family. Deron is also apart of a much bigger family, the family of God. He longs to feel accepted into his church family. He is like anyone of you in that respect.

Deron enjoys video games and is quiet good at them I might add, he also likes Pokemon, Bowling, Basketball and snow, sledding and a fair snowball fight. He also likes to tell jokes and does some magic.

He loves to laugh and I think he is a handsome young man. He has Jesus in his heart and he was baptized in September of this past year.

If you know anything about Autisim then you could learn to relate to Deron as he has alot of those kinds of traits.

Loud noise can bother Deron and being in close proximity to others can be hard for him. (Personal space) He also needs to be reminded of others personal space. These are just a few things. One big thing is about being fair. It is harder for him to handle things when he feels they aren't fair.If you want to know more about Deron then try to get to know him you may find like I do and others that he really is a cool young man.

Well this a little bit about Deron I hope you enjoyed meeting him through the eyes of his mom.

Carolyn Fenton