Moving message from a mom on Facebook for her autistic son: millions of new friends for him

Colin, an 11-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome, had decided not to throw any birthday parties because he had no friends to invite. Unfortunately, in fact, autism makes interaction with others more complicated and often leads to a situation of isolation and excessive loneliness, but the mother of little Colin, Jennifer, wanted to try to make her son feel less alone with an initiative. particular that she managed to achieve thanks to the social network Facebook. On the occasion of Colin's eleventh birthday, in fact, Jennifer created a Facebook page called "Happy Birthday Colin" and in a short time she received almost a million messages of affection and closeness from around the world.

This is the moving message that the baby's mother wrote on Facebook: "I am Colin's mother, I created this page for my fantastic, wonderful and courageous son who will turn 11 on March 9. Due to his disabilities, the ability to interact with peers are not exceptional and the other kids don't like him. When I asked him if he would like to organize a party he replied that there was no reason, since he has no friends. He eats alone for lunch because no one wants to be near him and, rather than forcing others and imposing his presence, he often decides to stay in class during the lunch break. So I thought of creating a page where people can send him positive thoughts, which can encourage him: they would be better than any birthday party. Please join me and help me make my son's birthday special. "