A Mother's Story of Autism

Montana Bush with her award.

(Editor's note: The following was written by the mother of Coweta County student-athlete Montana Bush in November 2011. Montana Bush was recently named Female Athlete of the Year by Special Olympics of Georgia.)
We named her Montana after the state where we had enjoyed so many fantastic outdoor adventures.
Montana was our first child and we, like all new parents, looked forward to the many joys of our first baby and expanding family. This joy soon became shock, helplessness and a deep fear of the unknown.