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Gavin watches cartoons at home. He has a high-functioning form of autism but was mostly non-verbal at the time he was diagnosed with leukemia. He can get very locked into specific shows, characters or video games and tends to speak in movie quotes. Gavin's parents say that his autism can make the leukemia more difficult at times, but can also make things easier for him. "In a way, it's a blessing that he's a little oblivious," says Ken, Gavin's father, "he never asks questions like 'Am I sick?' or 'Am I going to die?'"
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