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Toni Braxton Breaks Down and Cries on The View Over Autistic Son

by Paula Neal Mooney Today was an amazing episode of The View , with the whole show dedicated to issues of autism. Toni Braxton co-hosted with the other women, but she wasn't discussing her latest Las Vegas appearance, nor some scandalous barely-there dress. Toni Braxton spoke of her youngest son, Diezel, 3, and his recent diagnosis of autism. And like any mother reeling from the shock of an only 4-month-old diagnosis, Toni Braxton broke down and cried when describing the symptoms that clued her in that something was wrong. "I'm sorry," Toni Braxton wept, dropping her face into her palms. "I get all emotional." "That's okay," Rosie comforted. I, too, wept along with Toni Braxton , empathizing with the raw and real pain a parent can feel when coming to the realization that their child might not be "normal" in the eyes of the world. Thankfully, there were other parents of autistic children on The View that shared how they deal with au...