<p>Luke Harmon, 8, of East Setauket, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and&nbsp;his father said he&nbsp;didn&rsquo;t know how to communicate. That is,&nbsp;until Luke learned&nbsp;to express himself by building Legos.</p>


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Luke Harmon, 8, of East Setauket, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and his father said he didn't know how to communicate. That is, until Luke learned to express himself by building Legos.

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