Holly Robinson Peete is an actress, singer and philanthropist. She started by introducing herself as the daughter of Sesame Street's original Gordon. For any of us old enough to remember watching this iconic PBS television show, you will remember Gordon who was Big Bird's human friend that helped him to understand the world around him. But as the keynote speaker on Thursday morning, she spoke as a mom with autism in her family. Wife of football legend, Rodney Peete, Holly spoke of their son RJ. The first day that RJ was diagnosed has forever been called the "The Never Day." The reason for this title was because the specialist who reviewed all of the test results told the Peetes that RJ would never..... do this and do this and do that.....etc, etc, etc. So it is always called "The Never Day". She spoke of the level of pain and understanding of RJ's diagnosis that had to come in their own family before they could speak to the world about