Avu - A short backstory !
Avnit was born on 19th June’17, as a younger of 2 boys (non-identical twins). We call him Avu , as it is a single syllable, and he responds better if we reduce complex commands. When he was born, he did cry, but needed to be in NICU for 2 days, due to respiratory distress. He was discharged2 days later. Thanks to having twins, at4 months, we figured some of his behavior was not like his brother. Things like not sleeping enough, or staring at one point in the room, or not making tracking individuals, were very typical for him We moved to Bangalore when the boys were 5 months old. We got advice from doctors and therapists in Gurgaon that Bangalore has more mature specialists in the field of development delays. In Bangalore, he was diagnosed with GDD (Global Developmental Delay), although nobody put it down on paper. By the time he was 5 years, by the time Covid was done, he showed high signs of biting (Aggressive behaviour) if he did not like something and could not be understood ...