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LONDON — The mother of an autistic child is challenging people's perceptions of the reality of living with autism through her blog.*

Nicole Duggan from Cork, Ireland, created her blog (https://www.facebook.com/myboyblue2017/) two weeks ago to write about her son's journey since being diag**sed with autism and to raise awareness about the condition.*

Since then, she's gained almost 2,000 followers and words of encouragement from people around the world.*

SEE ALSO: 10-year-old autistic girl singing 'Hallelujah' will give you goosebumps (http://mashable.com/2016/12/21/girl-autism-hallelujah-singing/)


The National Autistic Society in the UK describes (http://www.autism.org.uk/about/what-is.aspx) autism as a "developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with and relates to other people".* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/18/mother-autism-blog-stigma/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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