His name is Chase Baley, and he has autism.
After his diagnosis, his mother feared the worst. However, things started to change positively. He began watching cooking shows with his grandfather, and within a few months, he started asking to try some of the foods he saw on shows. "He was just devouring it," Mary recalls.
And two years ago, Chase Bailey proved them all wrong. Chase and his mother recorded his first episode of "Chase 'N Yur Face" and posted it on YouTube. Since then, everything changed for the better.
According to Telegram, for the last two years, Chase has "spiced up ramen noodles with Korean-American street food guru Roy Choi, simmered butternut squash soup with Sting's daughter, Fuschia Sumner, and baked hundreds of bright blue frosted cookies for guests at an Autism Speaks gala in Los Angeles where he was introduced by Conan O'Brien."
Chase Bailey has been helping Shipp in his restaurant, where he helps cook dinner once a week. "For him to go from that to cooking and eating all kinds of different things, it's pretty remarkable," Shipp said.
"To see your child go from little to no speech, no eye contact ... having extreme food aversions, all of these symptoms, to almost the exact opposite," Mary Bailey said, "I don't know, it feels miraculous."
He dreams that of seeing his own cooking show on TV someday, have his own restaurant, and help and inspire others with autism.
"Don't be afraid to be you," Chase Bailey said.
Chase Bailey's story is just one of the many stories untold. Having autism and other mental conditions is not an excuse for people not to achieve their dreams. That is why it is important that parents never give up on their children. They must, on the other hand, be the first set of hands to pick them up when they fall and the first to utter words of acknowledgment and praise.
There are many Chase Bailey's around the world. They are just waiting for their stories to be told.
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