Local family shares ASD diagnosis journey

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – April is Autism Awareness Month. And autism or autism spectrum disorder looks different for each person. Ava Madison is nine years old. Her parents, Darnell Madison and Ariel Colvin, said they noticed signs of Autism in Ava at early age. “Her social skills, they were delayed. Her speech was delayed, just her interactive skills. We had some…