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T.M.: We truly believe that he is going to conquer all of this, and he is every single day. Five years ago, when you met him, he couldn’t even speak and now he’s holding conversation. D.M.: He reads on a fourth grade level and he’s only six. T.M.: Autistic children are extremely bright if you can connect to them and bring them into our world. Socially it’s really hard for them, but it can happen. Xen is doing great socially because we caught it very early. Essence.com: How early? D.M.: Eighteen months. T.M.: He was officially diagnosed by 23 months, but at 18 months is when it was first brought to my attention. I don’t know how I knew, but I attribute it to the fact that I’m an actress and my job is to master human emotion. So when my baby was born I might have been a lil’ bit extra into his being a lil’ different. Essence.com: What was your initial reaction to learning of his autism? T.M.: It almost felt like I was mourning the loss of my child. I remember letting out a bloodcurdling

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