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ESPN Host Dan Orlovsky Chokes Up as Son with Autism Shares His Drawings During Show: 'It's His Superpower'


ESPN host Dan Orlovsky choked up as he introduced his autistic son Madden, 13, whose drawings were on display in the studio on World Autism Awareness Day.

"This is like him in his truest form," Orlovsky said, revealing that some of the characters Madden drew for the show were created anywhere from months ago to three or five years earlier. Farrell told USA Today before the episode aired that he came up with the idea after Orlovsky shared some of Madden's Toy Story- inspired art in a post on X. In a post on X, Orlovsky wrote, "Cried a lot today—tears of being a proud dad," and shared a video of the segment featuring Madden's art.

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