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Toni Braxton raising autism awareness

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    Grammy Award winner on 'Fox & Friends'

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You know who she is she's won six Grammy Awards and sold over forty million albums worldwide -- singer Toni Braxton.

He's had to deal with plenty of ups and downs being a mother of two as well her toughest battle of having her youngest son diesel diagnosed with -- -- -- just listening to your great team that paramedic and another chart topping -- the artist speaking out raising awareness for the millions dealing with that disorder.

Fantastic to me and -- excellent quickness he's so -- -- many times people see celebrities like you and -- think up she's got on this money and fame and great voice and yet.

Hate your mom like so many at a piano and you're battling something like so many other people.

Yes I'm not at my -- -- on diesel suffers marxism and he was diagnosed in history he's eight now.

There's been a long -- along struggled as a mom I knew something was different about him.

He's probably nine months old and -- Tommy became a year and a half but since he's not developing like his older brother.

It was inconclusive and finally at the meeting said OK he's autistic what did you do that.

Well I have to felt sorry for myself a long time and I blame myself -- -- something I'd done.

-- just friends came to me now like me and said okay you're not a victim are babies agreed to fine given to these therapies.

And wonderful web sites like she knows she's very very beneficial for me help me missing widespread website -- -- -- Just click on anything from women home care baby needs.

Food everything anything you can think of it is very widespread -- -- it's -- -- -- their very involved and so I love them at hello.

So you're involved with them and campaign called she knows where the other sock went their enemy -- high fashion town yes and when you're gonna auction this off to benefit artists absolutely it's a wonderful idea being okay we all have washes and -- in America but there is a -- monster every -- So we went to the -- monster which OK guys this to a deal give us the Sox back.

Dozens of people cheering you make this wonderful dress and the design and mr.

Celestin a column.

He came -- this wonderful idea to make the Sox have a stress out of socks it's like over a thousand sucks that we got from them and you're gonna -- and you're gonna yeah.

-- how is your son doing now.

He's doing well I'm very lucky could.

Once we found out I can tell you early diagnosis makes a lifetime of difference we have in an occupational therapy speech therapy he's being -- -- public school.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- You're also showcasing your family in your reality shows yes yes we -- that continues to be successful -- -- very lucky very blessed so good things that you a check out this website she knows it's great I gotta tell you it's.

My sister goes every day because shift to find out everything about her so she's -- -- so girl.

So any different is still some food to diet to pod system is just the wonderful website can be -- -- -- talking about continued success -- their music career and when your children.

This thank -- -- you get.

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