Abby De La Rosa Reveals Son Zillion Had 'Another Verbal Breakthrough' When He Said His Brother Zion's Name

Mar. 15, 2025

On Sunday, Aug. 18, the radio personality, 33, shared a video onher Instagram Storiesof herself and her 2-year-old son Zillion as she held him in her arms and said “I love you.” Her son can be heard saying “Zion,” his twin brother’s name, as he turns 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.

Earlier this year, the mom of three announced that her son Zillion, whom she shares withNick Cannon, had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

“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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Alongside Zillion, De La Rosa shares his twin brother Zion and her daughter Beautiful, 21 months, with Cannon, 43.

In April, theMasked Singerhost and De La Rosa shared a joint poston Instagramin honor of World Autism Day, in whichthey announced that their son Zillionhad been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

“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 wrote in the caption.

“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.

Later that Spring, De La Rosa smiled with her three kids asthey celebrated Mother’s Day together.

“My boys. Nothing prepared me for the tidal wave of love and emotions I experienced when I first held you two,” De La Rosa wrote over a photo of her sons that she shared on Instagram.

“My entire heart completely softened. I knew in those first few seconds of holding you both that my god was so unbelievably real and that real true unconditional love exists in this dark world. My sonshines.”

She also included a photo of her daughter Beautiful, snuggling up with her in a throwback photo.

“My girl. God really showed out with you. So strong. Bold. Brave. And boy oh boy do you have a voice on you. You are my forever reminder that new beginning can and will always be…Beautiful 💕,” De La Rosa wrote over the image.

source: people.com