Bravo fans have seen Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor get married on Vanderpump Rules. Later, they hopped over to The Valley, which documented their marriage falling apart. However, the one person who has continually brought them joy is their son, Cruz Cauchi. Now, Brittany is sharing some deeply personal news about Cruz.
Brittany Cartwright opens up about her son Cruz’s autism diagnosis
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Season 2 of The Valley begins airing soon, and fans will see Brittany filing for divorce from Jax. However, along with their marital issues, the couple was also dealing with Cruz’s puzzling symptoms. “He crawled early, he walked early. He was talking, he was saying, ‘Mommy,’ ‘Daddy.’ He was saying ‘Hot Dog!’…” Brittany told PEOPLE. “Then, as he got closer to 2, we started noticing that he was regressing in his speech. He stopped talking almost completely.”
Cruz’s parents put him in occupational and speech therapy. Now, Brittany is sharing that nearly four-year-old Cruz was diagnosed with autism. Adjusting to the fact that Cruz is mostly nonverbal has been tough for Brittany. “It can be difficult because I’ve never heard him say, ‘I love you,’ but he is so loving,” she explained, “and he shows me he loves me every single day.”
