Faith Evans' son is 13-year-old Ryder, and the singer has been very open about his autism, sharing that she had to battle with the Los Angeles Unified School District when she saw they weren't being accommodating and making sure Ryder got the attention he needed as a student with autism. She ended up pulling him out of school after she saw how they treated him. Faith eventually formed Ryder's Room Inc, a foundation that advocates for children with autism.

“Stevie said I really needed to do it, because this is what we’re living. I want to raise funds to be able to donate it to families who may be in need. We started doing YouTube symposiums to help people who may not have the resources or idea where to go," Faith told Shondaland.

She also shared that it took a while to get Ryder diagnosed, because pediatricians weren't listening to her when she told them there was something unusual happening with Ryder's development. 

She said, “I had to beg his pediatrician to give him a diagnosis. He wanted me to wait and said all kids are different. But I had three older kids, and I knew my son should have been talking. I begged him to give us a diagnosis, because I felt something was wrong, and in order to take advantage of the early intervention and support that is available through the regional center, I needed a diagnosis at the age of three for early intervention.”