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Santa's Powerful Message For Boy With Autism: 'It's OK To Be You'
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Huffington Post
Posted: December 27th, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/santa-boy-with-autism-la...
Last Friday, 6-year-old Landon Johnson went to the RiverTown Crossings Mall in Grandville with his family. While there, the boy and his cousins took turns chatting with Santa. After telling the man in red he wanted a Wii, a toy dinosaur and a remote control car, Landon hopped off Santas lap to rejoin his family. But a few moments later, he raced back to Santas side: hed forgotten to tell him something important. He wanted to tell [Santa] that he has autism, Landons mom, Naomi Johnson, said in a moving Facebook post about the encounter this week. Specifically, Landon shared his worry with Santa that his autism would land him on the naughty list. His mom explained ... that Landon is often told hes naughty by people who mistake his autism [for] bad behavior. Hes been told by other people before, "You dont need to be so naughty," or, "Why are you naughty?" Santa took the time to listen to Landon's worries, and held the boy's hands soothingly all the while. Santa sat him next to him and took L's hands in his and started rubbing them, calming them down. Santa asked L if it bothered him, having Autism? L said yes, sometimes. Then Santa told him it shouldn't. It shouldn't bother him to be who he is, Johnson wrote. Landon told Santa that he sometimes gets in trouble at school and it's hard for people to understand that he has autism, but that he's not a naughty boy. You know I love you and the reindeer love you and its OK. Youre a good boy, Santa told WOOD-TV.
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