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Growing up with autism and without my mom. I want her to know I’m going to be OK

CBC Docs · Canada · Documentary · 12 min · 8.6K views

Directed by Randall Okita · Starring Leymo Mohammed · 2023

Two years after his mother died of COVID-19, Leymo, a young autistic man in Toronto raising his sister, writes her a letter about his struggles, friends and goals.

A tender, honest letter from a son to his late mother about growing up on his own.

Leymo Mohammed was 17 years old when his mother passed away. She was a personal support worker and contracted COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic. A young Black man from St. James Town, Toronto, Leymo and his 12-y

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