When a little boy with autism had a meltdown in public with his mom, the anguished episode wasn’t unexpected—she’d learned to live with them. What was unexpected, though, was the kindness shown from a “total stranger” that day. She later retold the story in a Facebook post, while thanking the stranger for his action. The post went viral, garnering over 96,000 likes and 34,000 shares. The UK mom, Natalie Fernando, said the whole day had just been “too much” for the both of them. She and her 5-year-old son Rudy had been out for a walk when his tantrum hit. She quickly began to wonder if the meltdown was about to turn into an hour-long fit or something worse. Exacerbating the situation, passers-by were throwing shade at the flustered mom, making it harder for her to handle the situation, as she explained in her Facebook post. “Rudy and I were being …
Mom’s Post to Stranger Who Got Down on the Ground to Help Her Autistic Son Having Meltdown Goes Viral
May 12, 2021
admin
0 Comment