Abby De La Rosa Marks 3 Years Since Son Zillion, 4, Was Diagnosed with Autism as She Celebrates 'Miracle' Breakthrough on Easter
Abby De La Rosa Marks 3 Years Since Son Zillion, 4, Was Diagnosed with Autism as She Celebrates 'Miracle' Breakthrough on Easter
Georgia SlaterTue, April 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM UTC
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Nick Cannon and Abby De La Rosa with their kids.Credit: Thaddaeus McAdams/Getty;Abby De La Rosa/Instagram -
Abby De La Rosa celebrated her son Zillion engaging with a piñata for the first time on Easter
Zillion, 4, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder three years ago and continues to make developmental progress
De La Rosa and Nick Cannon have shared their journey to raise awareness and promote acceptance of autism
Abby De La Rosa is celebrating a "miracle" breakthrough with her son.
Over the weekend, the radio personality, 35, shared a photo on her Instagram Stories marking three years since her son Zillion, whom she shares with Nick Cannon, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Sharing a photo from the family's Easter celebration, featuring Cannon and De La Rosa's twins Zion and Zillion, 4, and daughter Beautiful, 3, De La Rosa wrote, "3 years on our ASD journey down! We love you Zilly! ♾️✨."
De La Rosa also shared that the family witnessed an "Easter miracle" on Sunday, April 5, as Zillion "fully engaged" with a piñata for the first time.
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Abby De La Rosa's Instagram StoryCredit: Abby De La Rosa/Instagram
"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," De La Rosa captioned her video, which shows Zillion taking the bat from his brother to try and hit the piñata.
Cannon, 45, and De La Rosa first shared that their son Zillion was diagnosed with ASD in April 2024 in honor of World Autism Day.
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"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 - joining the unique energy of others like Niko Telsa [Nikola Tesla], Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Michael Angelo [Michelangelo] just to name a few dynamic individuals," they captioned a joint Instagram post.
"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!"
"On this World Autism Awareness Day, we extend our embrace to families worldwide, acknowledging shared challenges and championing understanding. Together, let’s create a world of acceptance and compassion," they added.
Nick Cannon and Abby De La Rosa with their kids.Credit: Abby De La Rosa/Instagram
In August 2024, De La Rosa shared another one of Zillion's breakthroughs.
De La Rosa posted a video on her Instagram Stories of herself and her then-2-year-old son Zillion as she held him in her arms and said, "I love you." Her son could then be heard saying "Zion," his twin brother's name, as he turned around to face his mom.
"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!!"
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