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Despite her2½-year-old son’s recent autism diagnosis,Jenni “JWoww” Farleyhas a lot to be thankful for this year.
“Happy Holidays everyone!” Farley wrote in the caption. “I’m so excited to share this video with you all documenting the progress Greyson has made throughout this past year. I’m so proud of him and thankful for everyone’s love and support throughout this journey.”
The mom of two — she and her estranged husbandRoger Mathewsare also parents to 4-year-old daughter,Meilani Alexandra— first shared the news of her son’s autism diagnosis inan interview withHollywood Lifein late November.
At the time, she told the outlet that while Greyson was “non-verbal,” he was on a path of “positive, positive” progress.
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“He has co-therapies [every] week but we’re going to step it up a notch soon and get him ABA treatments, speech therapy,” she said, adding that Greyson has “made leaps and boundswhen it comes to speech” — specifically, “He’s understanding words better, which was his issue.”
Farley initially discussed herson’s struggles with speechat the end of August during the premiere of the second season ofJersey Shore: Family Vacation.She revealed more info on Instagram the next day.
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Sharinga photo ofherself hugging the little boy and a subsequent video of him climbing onto a chair, Farley thanked those who had reached out with messages of support.
“To everyone that tuned into@jerseyshorelast night and messaged, commented etc about @greysonmathews with similar stories or just showing love I can’t thank you enough,” wrote the star. “As a mother, I will go to the moon and back for my kids … no question. I live my life differently because of them.”
“To find out Greyson is ‘behind’ or ‘delayed’ crushed me … but only for a moment … that moment came from wanting to have ‘perfect children’ and ‘how could this happen to me?’ ” she continued. “But Grey is PERFECT and it CAN happen to anyone.”
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Inan update videoa few weeks later, she told fans, “Greyson wasn’t hitting his milestonesthe way other kids were supposed to … I don’t know if I would even call it a struggle because Greyson is still perfect to me. But it’s something as a mom and a parent I’m going through and a lot of parents go through.”
Farley and her ex have different approaches to Greyson’s condition,which she discussed withTodayin October, the month after she and Mathews split.
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“When Greyson wasn’t hitting his marks in the world of doctors, Roger, couldn’t, not that he couldn’t care less, but he was like, ‘He’s perfect. He’s going to be fine. This is no big deal,’ ” Farley said.
It left her feeling conflicted.
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“In that aspect, I felt very alone because I was the only parent. I thought, ‘Am I bad wanting to get him help because Roger’s not concerned, so should I not be concerned?’ ” JWoww continued.
source: people.com
