June 7, 2008 6:33 AM
From Alex Barton: Thank you!
Yesterday, Alex got the box we sent Wednesday:
His mom Melissa writes:
WOW!Alex got all the cards from the first batch today! AMAZING, I am sure he felt a little like it was Christmas in June. The look on his face was priceless, as you see in the video and in the pictures. I will spend much of the next few days writing Thank you cards to all of you awesome people.
Alex, said to say "thank you" (they cut that part out of the footage he was moving around a lot)
To the family who sent the green big bounce ball.......HOW DID YOU KNOW? He will not get off it. My hubby and I had a laugh at his little bounce this evening. VERY COOL.
There are so many special cards and photos of the kids who made them were included in some. This was a special treat just for Alex. GOD BLESS!
This was also covered by their local NBC station here.
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I am so glad Alex was so happy with all the letters, and it was great to see the video of him and his mom. However, I was quite displeased with the report given on the news. They made it sound like the children in Alex's class orchestrated the vote while the teacher "looked on." That is quite different from what actually happened, which is that the teacher orchestrated the vote and the ridicule of Alex. It was an inaccurate report of what happened and, in my opinion made it sound like normal, everyday teasing. Again, that is NOT what happened!
Posted by: Samantha | June 7, 2008 9:22 PM
{{GRIN!}}
Posted by: marian | June 8, 2008 12:46 AM
This just made my day!
You can't help but smile at the look on his little face!
What a precious little guy.
I was unable to get anything in the mail, but I am praying for Alex, his Mom and their future. I will continue to pray that he goes forward into the special mission that God is preparing him for with joy and courage.
GO ALEX!!!
Posted by: Jennifer | June 8, 2008 5:09 PM
Woo HOO!! I love that smile and that face! I am so glad that he was able to get this and see that he truly is special!
Posted by: Krystal - momofautism | June 10, 2008 2:26 PM
Nice to see him enjoy all the cards and gifts. Every person is special - no matter what others say.
One should also remember that some of the greatest and most creative minds in human history have been people with variations of autism and/or bipolar disorder; Kim Peek (the man who inspired the movie “Rain Man”), Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the man who wrote about Sherlock Holmes), George Orwell (”1984″ and “Animal Farm”), Ludwig van Beethoven, Mozart, Vincent van Gogh, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, James Joyce, Isaac Newton and Jonathan Swift.
Posted by: Kjetil | June 20, 2008 12:22 PM
