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Nick Cannon and Abby De La Rosa’s son Zillion has been diagnosed with autism.
The parents of three revealed Tuesday — which is World Autism Awareness Day — that their 2-year-old was “recently” diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
“Our beautiful boy experiences life in 4D and teaches us something new everyday!” they captioned their joint Instagram post. “His love, strength and brilliance light up every room he enters!”
Nick Cannon and Abby De La Rosa’s son Zillion was diagnosed with autism, they revealed on Instagram Tuesday. Iinstagram/hiabbydelarosa “Our beautiful boy experiences life in 4D and teaches us something new everyday!” they explained in their announcement post. Iinstagram/hiabbydelarosa They added, “We are blessed that God had placed such an amazing spirit under our guardianship and we have accepted this assignment wholeheartedly!” Iinstagram/hiabbydelarosa“We are blessed that God had placed such an amazing spirit under our guardianship and we have accepted this assignment wholeheartedly!” they continued.
“On this World Autism Awareness Day, we extend our embrace to families worldwide, acknowledging shared challenges and championing understanding,” Cannon, 43, and De La Rosa, 33, added.
“Together, let’s create a world of acceptance and compassion.”
De La Rosa also took to her Instagram Story to explain that the last year was “challenging” as she tried finding answers to her son’s developmental delays. hiabbydelarosa/Instagram She also explained she and Cannon threw their kids a light-up Easter egg hunt to help with Zillion’s “sensory needs.” hiabbydelarosa/InstagramThe actor and radio personality share twins Zion and Zillion, as well as daughter Beautiful, 16 months.
They posted their message alongside a video of all three of their kids at a festive backyard Easter celebration, where Cannon dressed up as the Easter Bunny. The video showed them enthusiastically collecting dozens of light-up Easter eggs and posing for a family photo.
The “Masked Singer” host also commented on the announcement to show Zillion some more love, writing, “My brilliant little guy! We love you Zilly!”
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De La Rosa, meanwhile, took to her Instagram Story to share some sentiments about her journey with Zillion.
“The last year has really been one of the most challenging years of my life,” she began. “Constantly advocating and fighting for answers all while working and trying to be the best mother, friend, and partner.”
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She also revealed the light-up eggs at their backyard egg hunt were meant to help with Zillion’s “sensory needs” and he “absolutely loved it.”
The “Masked Singer” host dressed up as the Easter Bunny over the weekend for his and De La Rosa’s three children. Sesame Place San Diego/Mega He did the same for his other eight living children. Sesame Place San Diego/MegaZion, Zillion and Beautiful are just three of Cannon’s children who got to spend time with him over the weekend, as he seemingly brought his bunny costume to his other 10 children as well.
He shares three kids — Golden Sagon, 7, Powerful Queen, 3, and Rise Messiah, 1 — with Brittany Bell, 12-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with Mariah Carey, a 1-year-old daughter, Onyx Ice Cole, with LaNisha Cole, a 1-year-old son, Legendary Love, with Bre Tiesi, and a 1-year-old daughter, Halo Marie, with Alyssa Scott.
He and Scott also share a son named Zen, who died from a brain tumor at 5 months old in December 2021.
They traveled to St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital in Bayside, N.Y. on Saturday for Zen’s Light Easter Egg-stravaganza to honor him.
