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Parents of Kids with Disabilities Praise Colin Farrell for Opening Up About His Son's Special Needs Diagnosis


Parents of kids with disabilities are praising Colin Farrell after the actor opened up about his son's Angelman syndrome diagnosis with PEOPLE in an exclusive interview.

For more of Farrell's exclusive interview, pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE on newsstands Friday. "My daughter lives with Angelman syndrome and I'm very grateful to Colin and People magazine for raising awareness," another wrote. Many wrote that they were so grateful to the Banshees of Inisherin actor for raising awareness on these disabilities as there aren't many resources in place to help adults with special needs.

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