Jax Taylor Guarantees to Be Son Cruz’s ‘Largest Supporter’ Amid Autism Analysis

Not lengthy after Taylor’s estranged spouse, Brittany Cartwright advised PEOPLE about their son Cruz’s autism prognosis, The Valley star took to social media to share a heartfelt tribute to the infant.

“My treasured stunning boy,” Jax captioned a carousel of pictures of himself and the three-year-old enjoying outdoors.

“I am so proud to be your father and although we might face challenges alongside the way in which I will all the time be your greatest supporter and cheerleader and just be sure you and different households on related journeys affected by autism know that the sky is the restrict although life might look a bit totally different 💙,” he concluded.

In an interview with the outlet, Cartwright shared how issues began off as any dad or mum would possibly count on with Cruz. “He crawled early, he walked early. He was speaking, he was saying, ‘Mommy,’ ‘Daddy.’ He was saying ‘Sizzling Canine!’ from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse,’” she shared.

However all of that began to vary when he approached two years previous, with Cartwright saying that she and Taylor observed that “he was regressing in his speech” earlier than “he stopped speaking virtually fully.”

Whereas Cruz, who turns 4 on April 12, was rapidly put in speech and occupational remedy by his involved dad and mom, Cartwright stated that he stays principally nonverbal, although he’ll “sporadically say totally different phrases.”

One factor he has not stated, in line with the truth star, is “I like you.”

“It may be troublesome as a result of I’ve by no means heard him say, ‘I like you,'” she advised PEOPLE. “however he’s so loving, and he reveals me he loves me each single day. He’s such a mommy’s boy.”

“It may be unhappy at instances since you need them to reside life to the fullest, and he does, he simply does it differently. What I really need folks to grasp about autism is he sees the world a lot extra vibrant and superb than any of us ever will,” she added. “It doesn’t suggest that he is not going to be the neatest in his class. It doesn’t suggest he isn’t going to work for NASA at some point. There are not any limitations to what he can do.”

Cartwright stated that by the point they acquired the prognosis, which got here within the fall shortly earlier than wrapping the second season of The Valley, they had been form of “anticipating” it — but it surely nonetheless made issues extra “actual.”

It is also serving to her to realize a greater understanding of how she sees issues shifting ahead. “Our life goes to look a bit bit totally different, however I really feel like I used to be meant to be his mother,” she advised the outlet, calling Cruz “my higher half” and “my little companion in crime.”

The Vanderpump Guidelines alum shared that she’s put a sensory room in her residence for Cruz, in addition to a swing set and pool within the yard. He nonetheless receives speech and occupational remedy a number of instances every week, and he has a therapeutic companion who goes with him to preschool to assist him with social expertise.

Calling her technique on his behalf “early intervention,” Cartwright stated, “I simply guarantee that he by no means misses a category, by no means misses a remedy session.” She praised her nanny for her assist in holding Cruz to that schedule, and Jax for stepping in typically, too.

“I need him to be taught issues as nicely, however the majority of the time, it is me,” Cartwright stated of her ex. “And I really feel like I should be there, I should be studying what is going on on, in order that I can actually work with him at residence as nicely.”

“I really feel very blessed that I can give him every thing that he wants,” added Cartwright, who’s hoping to make use of her platform to assist different dad and mom of kids with autism.