Florida Mom’s Autistic Son Asks His First-Ever Question. Twitter Has The Answer.
Kerry Bloch‘s 21 year old son David is Autistic, and has been non-verbal most of his life. David also suffers from an immunodeficiency disorder that has kept him isolated from other kids his whole life. Kerry says it breaks her heart when her son watches TV and asks why he can’t laugh and hang out with other people too.
Recently, Kerry said David spontaneously asked his first-ever question.
My 21 year old autistic son has no communication skills. Today he asked me his first question ever. It was. “Would someone like me?” pic.twitter.com/vw1DMQN9s8
— kerry bloch (@dsmom58) October 30, 2019
Well, Twitter has answered nearly 10,000 times so far. People from all over the world have reached out to tell David that yes, they’d like to be his friend. Even David’s favorite football team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, replied.
You have a whole team that likes you and is a fan of you, David!
We’re honored to be your favorite team.@dsmom58 | #DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/RaaVfXknfZ
— #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) November 3, 2019
David’s mom was completely overwhelmed by the response. David made up a special thank-you card for everyone who replied to his mother’s post.
— kerry bloch (@dsmom58) October 31, 2019
There is a lot of debate in our society right now about whether or not social media brings us together as a society, or drives us apart. Stories like this one here are what social media was made for!