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Living with autism: Disney helped me speak again
Owen Suskind was a chatty sociable toddler when he suddenly stopped speaking. He was eventually diagnosed with regressive autism.
His family started searching for ways to communicate with him. They found the answer in an unlikely place, Disney animated films. Here Ron and Owen remember the moment Owen started speaking again.
(Image: Owen and Ron Suskind, credit: BBC)
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