Every once in a while, I have the opportunity.

We in this world, all of us have an opportunity to witness a miracle.

And this next story is nothing short of a miracle.

This is about autism and something that we've known very little about for so long

and an opportunity to see that there is a future for these children

and these adults that have been trapped in a silent cage,

unable to communicate their thoughts and feelings.

This is a story we covered over a year ago.

This is the story of Jamie and JB Hanley, Jamie, being a child with autism.

I don't want to say completely nonverbal did have some words,

but I want to reflect on where we were at with this story,

because where it's gone is so incredibly beautiful. It's amazing.

But this is the story of Jamie and Jamie and JB Hanley.

Jamie developed normally until about 15 months and then he had a real regression.

And Jamie went from talking and doing normal things to very unusual mannerisms.

He stopped talking, he started spinning around in circles and running along walls and funny patterns.

So we knew that something was seriously, seriously wrong.

And at 18 months of age, Jamie was diagnosed with autism.

As he got older, those mannerisms got worse because aggression and frustration started to be baked into his day.

He's severely disabled. He is unable to speak, but for a handful of words.

It's a 24-7 job.

Just going through a normal day, we were left to guess about everything.

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