<p>Brendan Fraser became emotional while talking about raising his autistic son and said despite struggling with his child&#8217;s diagnosis when he was just 22 months old, he &#8220;wouldn&#8217;t have it any other way.&#8221;</p>
<p>During a recent Sirius XM interview on &#8220;<a href="https://www.howardstern.com">The Howard Stern</a> Show,&#8221; the 54-year-old actor discussed being the father to 20-year-old son Griffin, recalling how he would give autistic people special attention at fan events, <a href="https://people.com/parents/brendan-fraser-gets-emotional-talks-about-son-with-autism/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_term=63e2d4311b86500001ad6aaa">People magazine</a> reported.</p>
<p>&#8220;No matter all of the noise surrounding the hysteria that goes into the whole celebrity bulls***, I always, always stop the train to have a moment with them,&#8221; Fraser explained.</p>
<p>&#8220;Because my oldest son is autistic, and I know how meaningful it is to their families and to them,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It means a lot to feel like you can gratify someone just by showing up, it means a lot.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;When I found out my kid&#8217;s diagnosis at 22 or 24 months, it was earlier on, [I was] crestfallen to say the least,&#8221; Fraser continued. &#8220;The first reaction that I had was, &#8216;I want to know how to fix this. What&#8217;s the cure? What does this mean?'&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The Whale&#8221; star said it felt like he had been &#8220;hit with a baseball bat in the back of the side of the head,&#8221; and said he started blaming himself over the &#8220;reasons why,&#8221; thinking it was maybe his &#8220;genealogy&#8221; or  because he &#8220;smoked weed in college.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s like trying to get a straight answer out of a f***ing leprechaun,&#8221; Fraser explained, adding that he eventually learned that it&#8217;s &#8220;for reasons unknown.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Then you learn quickly that I wouldn&#8217;t have it any other way,&#8221; he added. &#8220;This kid has the most joy onboard of anyone I know, and he happens to be related to me as my son. I want to know what he thinks is so gut-bustingly funny all day long, in a genuine way and he&#8217;s cracking himself up. He loves to go for a ride in the car. It doesn&#8217;t matter where you&#8217;re taking him.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;He would sit on, he would go on a big airplane and ride commuter flights between here and Philly all day, if he could, because that&#8217;s what brings him joy,&#8221; Fraser continued.</p>
<p>Fraser shares three kids with ex-wife actress Afton Smith.</p>

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