Randall Park says his daughter’s autism has changed his perspective (exclusively)

Randall ParkDaughter means the world to him.

In this week’s number, Residence star, 51, talks about how his 12-year-old daughter Ruby, whom he shares with Mrs, Jae Suh Parkchanged his life for the better.

“It changed my perspective completely and only in the best way,” says Randall about Ruby, who is on the autism spectrum. “Right now she is ultimately for me. Before Ruby I definitely came from a more self -centered place. Now (my life) is about her. I’m just obsessed with her. She gives us so much joy daily.”

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Ruby, as Randall says always is “sings and laughs” and “runs around the house”, has sensory difficulties and limited verbal skills.

After Randall and Jae Suh learned about their diagnosis, Randall says “an intensity for me was:” What can we do to make her better, to fit into this world? ”

But with time – and through their work with Cultural ecityAn organization that is focused on acceptance and inclusion for “invisible disabilities” – Park is focused on “making the world a more inclusive place.”

“I want Ruby to live in a world that accepts her, includes her and is more compassionate with her,” Watson Star share. “I felt Kulturcity was such a large organization that worked against it.”

Together, Randall and Jae Suh enjoys creative activities with their daughter as baking and painting. “She is such a happy child,” says the proud father. “She gives us back so much.”

The actor says that Ruby is also “really into art, crafts and doing things” and even has her own space in the house dedicated to her art material. He suspects that his daughter is turning to art because it is therapeutic, just as he did when he was little.

“When I was growing up, I definitely used art as therapy. It continues to be therapeutic. I can imagine it is therapeutic for Ruby because she sees the world differently than even I did as a child,” he explains. “She processes things differently. I can imagine that when she sits there just focused on drawing a rainbow with a smiley face on it, it gives her something.”

When it comes to advice he would give to parents of children who have autism, Randall explains “It is a spectrum, so it is (is) so many different kinds of ways of expressing.” In the end, he encourages all parents to give up getting it right all the time.

“You won’t be perfect,” he says. “It’s okay. I actually think it’s good that you are not perfect. As long as you really love your child you do your best and you respect your child.”

He leads by example. In his exclusive population interview, Randall opened about the changes he made in his life after his father’s death to cancer last year. “Just wanting to be healthy for as long as possible, to be there for (Ruby) for as long as possible, really struck me,” he says.

He started training and finished his first marathon in New York City in November – something he says never went on until he approached the 50s.

“That is part of the reason why I decided to register for marathon, give myself a goal and also prove to myself that even at this age I can do difficult things,” explains Randall, now 51,. “It was the spark for me.”

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