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Abby De La Rosa recently shared a touching moment she described as an “Easter miracle” involving her son Zillion, who is on the autism spectrum. The radio host took to Instagram Stories to post a photo of her family celebrating the holiday, featuring Nick Cannon and their children Zion, Zillion, and Beautiful.
In her post, De La Rosa reflected on Zillion’s journey with autism, marking the third year since his diagnosis. “3 years on our ASD journey down! We love you Zilly!” she expressed, highlighting the family’s ongoing experience.
Adding to the celebration, De La Rosa posted a video capturing a special moment from Easter Sunday. In the clip, Zillion can be seen taking a bat from his twin brother to hit a piñata, a significant step for him in terms of participation and engagement.
De La Rosa noted that Zillion’s involvement during the festivities was a new development, showcasing the progress he has made. Her heartfelt posts serve as a reminder of the small but meaningful milestones families experience on their journeys with autism.
According to De La Rosa, Zillion stepped in and participated in a way he had not before.
“An Easter miracle, to say the least. After nearly 5 years of piñatas, yesterday was the first time ever that Zillion was fully engaged. My heart couldn’t take it… definitely happy tears. #autismawareness #autismawarenessmonth #asd,” she wrote.
Cannon and De La Rosa first publicly revealed Zillion’s diagnosis in April 2024 in recognition of World Autism Awareness Day. In a joint message, they spoke about their son and the impact he has had on their lives.
“Today our family recognizes World Autism Awareness Day which is beyond meaningful to us because our amazing 2 year old, Zillion, was recently diagnosed with ASD,” they wrote.
“Our beautiful boy experiences life in 4D and teaches us something new everyday! His love, strength and brilliance light up every room he enters! We are blessed that God had placed such an amazing spirit under our guardianship and we have accepted this assignment wholeheartedly!”
A few months later, in August 2024, De La Rosa shared that Zillion had a “verbal breakthrough”.
“No one talks about the challenges of having a child with special needs. Some days are good others are so so hard on my mommy heart but yesterday we had another verbal break through [sic]!” De La Rosa wrote across the video.
“I like to always record Zillion when we play just to see if I catch anything and yesterday for the first time I caught him saying his brothers[sic] name not once but TWICE!!!!,” she continued. “Thank you lord Jesus!!”
Zillion and his twin brother Zion were born in June 2021. De La Rosa and Cannon later welcomed their daughter Beautiful in November 2022.