WASHINGTON - Shawn Yancy is the anchor of our 6 p.m. and 10
p.m. news at FOX 5. She's also a mom to three sons - her middle son being on
the autism spectrum.
FOX 5’s Allison Seymour sat down with Shawn last week to
talk about her pride and joy - Tyson.
During the process of trying to figure out what was going
on with Tyson there were people - who before the official diagnosis - mentioned
her son might have autism, Shawn told Allison. At that early stage, she says,
she was unsure about what the disability really was.
Her first thoughts and assumptions were that autism
involved non-verbal children who exhibited behaviors like rocking or finger
waving. "Tyson didn't have any of those symptoms," Shawn said.
"So when someone mentioned it I was like – 'No way. There's no way my
child has autism.'”
To read more on this story, click here: Understanding Autism Spectrum Diagnosis Key to Helping Shawn Yancy's Son Tyson Succeed
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