Saturday, December 24, 2016

Boy Worried His Autism Would Put Him on Santa's Naughty List

Landon and his family was visiting Santa at the RiverTown Crossings mall in Michigan when the little six-year-old approached the Big Man with a very important question.

Landon's Secret
After his family photo was complete, Landon ran back up to Santa. His arms were twitching in anticipation and pure adrenaline. He was going to ask something that made him very nervous.

"Will my autism put me on the naughty list?"

Landon was concerned that his mental condition was going to rub Santa and the elves the wrong way, but he couldn't have been more wrong!

Exactly What He Needed To Hear
Without hesitation, Santa responded with an amazing answer, WOOD-TV reported.

“You know I love you and the reindeer love you and it’s OK. You’re a good boy. You’re a good boy, you know?”

The nervous energy left Landon immediately and his mom Naomi sat there and watched in amazement as Santa calmed her son. She shared that Santa flawlessly explained what she's been trying to teach her son since he was born - he is not any better or worse than a person simply due to his mental condition. He is a good person and Santa made that clear. With only five words Santa made everything right again: “It’s OK to be you!”

Full Article and Source:
Boy Worried His Autism Would Put Him on the Naughty List

2 comments:

Kathy said...

Precious boy and Santa handled it perfectly.

StandUp said...

Very nice story. I hate it that the little boy felt less because of autism.