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A mother writes asks for help for autistic son and a daughter

By Kathleen McKenna

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  December 15, 2011

Having a child with a neurological disability can be so overwhelming that all other day-to-day aspects of living fall by the wayside. That’s the case for a single mother who recently wrote to Globe Santa to ask for gifts for her 11-year-old daughter and her 9-year-old son this holiday season. Her son was born with autism, which means that his capabilities are extremely limited, she wrote. He’s unable to speak, and he requires seemingly endless supervision and care.

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