A Boy Called Po
Don't be afraid, daddy.
FantasyDramasingle parentparent child relationshipwifeautismcancermiddle schoolgifted childrenautistic
A tender, melancholic portrait of a grieving father and his autistic son navigating loss, connection, and the struggle to hold their fractured family together.
A recently widowed, now single father struggles to raise his sixth-grade son with autism. The pressure of his job and coping with the loss of his wife proves to push him nearly to the breaking point.
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