Little boy warms hearts when he comforts autistic boy crying on first day of school

Courtney Coko Moore shared a photo of her son Christian comforting an autistic classmate and the photo soon went viral. (Courtney Coko Moore/Facebook) thegrio.com
Courtney Coko Moore shared a photo of her son Christian comforting an autistic classmate and the photo soon went viral. (Courtney Coko Moore/Facebook)

The first day of school can be frightening for any kid— and especially a child with special needs.

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But a heartwarming photo that is making the rounds on social media is somewhat restoring everyone’s faith in humanity after an 8-year-old boy took his autistic classmate’s hand to console the crying child on the first day of school.

Courtney Coko Moore of Wichita is the mom of 8-year-old Christian, a student at the Minneha Elementary School, who took the hand of a boy named Connor to offer some support because he was crying, WIVB reports.

Moore shared the photo on Facebook, which soon generated thousands of shares and photos dozens of heart-melting responses.

“I’m so proud of my son, he [saw] 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! He’s a kid with a big heart, the first day of school started off right,” she said.

Connor’s mom, April Cites, was moved by Christian’s loving approach to her son, KWCH12 reported.

“Tell your son I said thank you so very much! That 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 wouldn’t worry about such things,” Cites said.

“He’s so excited to have a friend,” Crites said. “He said to me, ‘I love him.'”

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Connor was so happy his new friend found him.

“He found me and held my hand and I got happy tears,” Conner told KAKE.

Moore said she hopes this could be a start of a beautiful friendship.

“I hope that this will be the beginning of a new friendship for both our boys. Your son was so sweet,” she said.

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