By Andy Furman

NKyTribune staff writer

His trip took close to 9,500 miles. That was 28 years ago. He was four years of age at the time.

He left Sofia, Bulgaria and found an adopted home in Northern Kentucky – Florence, to be exact.

And he didn’t speak a word of English for six months.

Saturday evening, he was the featured speaker at the EmPath for Autism – Love Without Limits. A first-time fundraiser for the 501© (3) non-profit organization that was created just three years ago as a resource for children and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

The 100-plus guests crammed into the Fueled Collective at 3825 Edwards Road Oakley, for dinner, music and to hear this young man. We’ll call him Jake.

“I was tested and results showed I was autistic in 2020,” Jake told the gro

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