Boy, 8, consoles, befriends classmate with autism on first day of school

'Your son just absolutely warmed my heart,' boy's mom says

Image from Courtney Moore's Facebook page.

The first day of school is hard, but one 8-year-old boy helped his classmate with autism, who was having a particularly hard time.

Courtney Moore caught the special moment on camera when herĀ son held his classmate Connor's hand and consoled him.

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ā€œIā€™m so proud of my son,ā€ Moore said in a Facebook post. ā€œHe seen a kid balled up into a corner crying, so he went to console him, grabbed his hand and walked him inside of the school! It is an honor to raise such a loving, compassionate child! Heā€™s a kid with a Big heart, the first day of school started off rightĀ šŸ„°šŸ’™šŸ„°ā€

Iā€™m so proud of my son, he seen a kid balled up into a corner crying, so he went to console him, grabbed his hand and...

Posted by Courtney Coko Moore on Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Moore began getting thousands of shares and reactions to her Facebook post, KWCH-TVĀ reported, but a text she received from Connor's mother and grandmother brought tears to her eyes.

ā€œTell your son I said thank you so very much!ā€ a text from April Crites, Connorā€™s mom, said. ā€œThat little boy he helped is my son and is autistic, I worry every day that he is going to get bullied for being different and your son just absolutely warmed my heart. If there were more children like him, I wouldnā€™t worry about such things.ā€

ā€œThank you so much maā€™am for raising such a wonderful child,ā€ the boyā€™s grandparent wrote to Moore. ā€œMore parents need to teach their children how to be compassionate. Thank your son for me and my husband. That child he helped is (our) grandson and has autism.ā€

Moore said Christian and Connor are both unique in their own way, adding that Christian struggles with speech as well.

"You never know how influential one act of kindness can be on someoneā€™s life," Moore said in a Facebook post. "I give thanks to God for blessing me with wonderful children! Blessings come in many forms and God enables us to be a vessel of love!! More love and less hateĀ ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø."


About the Author:

Dawn Jorgenson, Graham Media Group Branded Content Managing Editor, began working with the group in April 2013. She graduated from Texas State University with a degree in electronic media.