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Raising Evan

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Rangely parents have decided to focus on son, not his disability

Evan Long was sad when a stray kitten he had named Rudy wouldn’t come when he called it. Typically, autistics “aren’t supposed to understand emotion or empathy,” said Evan’s mom, Kim. “But he has developed amazing empathy.”
Clete and Kim Long thought maybe their son had a hearing problem, or a speech impediment.
They would have never guessed he was autistic.
“Being parents, we…

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