Shaan's Story: Autism Awareness

Shaan, the son of Marolli NYC's founder, looks at the world very differently than most people. He sees and feels things differently. When he was 3, he suddenly became withdrawn and stopped responding to his own name. At that time, 20...

Nonverbal uncle, Shaan and very understanding niece, Aarya, having some fun on a beautiful day.

Shaan, being nonverbal and Autistic, at age 22 can be at times loud and aggressive due to his obvious frustrations.  But, his 92 year old Grandfather truly loves him and Shaan deeply loves his grandpa.  The communication is silent, but the love is not.