DETROIT –
A heartwarming moment between Santa and a west Michigan boy is capturing hearts around the country.
Naomi Johnson posted to the RiverTown Crossings' Facebook page, saying her son met Santa at the mall, and while his aunt was waiting for the pictures to print, the boy ran back to Santa to tell him he has autism.
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“He was flapping his hands, all excited to let Santa know that he has autism. Santa sat him next to him and took L’s hands in his and started rubbing them, calming [him] down. Santa asked L if it bothered him, having Autism? L said yes, sometimes. Then Santa told him it shouldn’t. It shouldn’t bother him to be who he is,” Johnson wrote.
They talked for at least five minutes.
“This just melts this momma’s heart! My child is a great advocate for himself. But this day was different. He opened up to this person about who he was and he was accepted. He wasn’t a science experiment, like he gets treated when most people find out he autistic. He was Landon, sitting with Santa and being told that it was ok to be himself,” she added on Facebook.
“We have met a lot of amazing people in our Autism journey, but this one made the top of the list,” she wrote.
