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>> i'm a mother with a special needs son. he suffers from autism, but i'm one of the lucky families, i found out when he was younger. he was 2 years old. early diagnosis completely changed his life. he's in a special education program, with occupational therapy, but we're mainstreaming him. the best advice i can giveparence, no matter what the outcome looks like, there is always hope. my child had no eye contact, wasn't social, wasn't speaking, thought he was hearing impaired, but look at us today. there's always hope. >> tell our viewers what mainstreaming means. >> he's no longer in an autis...

My child had no eye contact, he wasn't social, he wasn't speak. they thought he was hearing impaired. look at us today. >> tell our viewers what mainstreaming means. >> mainstreaming means he's no longer in an autistic school. he's and i regular public school in the state of georgia. he's in a school in a class with typical peers. from your typical peers they mainstream better. they learn different behaviors and makes them more social and those things are very, very important. >> okay. >> have to say this is national autism awareness month. make sure you light up the sky. lent and autism speak...