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Groom’s Autistic Brother Has Wedding Crowd in ‘Happy Tears’ with Emotional Speech That Went Viral (WATCH)
This is the 'best man speech ever'—given by the brother-of-the-groom who struggles socially but had everyone in tears and stitches.
23-year-old Sam Waldron announced to...
11-Year-old Girl With Autism Earns Guinness World Record for Mental Math Skills
Just because you’ve got “higher math” in your name, doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have an aptitude for arithmetic, but for 11-year-old Sanaa Hiremath, numbers...
UFC Champ Dustin Poirier is Giving Back, Raising Thousands For Kids in Need And Inspiring Other Fighters
He just reached #1 in the UFC lightweight rankings, after knocking out famed mixed martial artist Conor McGregor over the weekend—but Dustin Poirier is...
This ‘Life-Changing’ Backward Walker is Helping People Move Forward Hands Free
The inventor has gone into debt launching this company, but he says that giving people the ability to walk again, and seeing them embrace...
‘Autistic’ Boy Can Name Any Car Ever Made—and Makes Amazingly Lifelike Photos With his Model Collection
People with autism generally see the world through a different lens than the rest of the world, and it’s often one with a singular...
Lowe’s Goes All Out for Boy w/ Autism Who Loves the Store – Crowning the 4-Year-old an ‘Honorary Associate’
When you wander the aisles of a big-box hardware store, you can hunt up everything from garden gear to grills to paint. What you...
Man Opens Up His Home to Shelter 300 Dogs From a Hurricane: ‘It doesn’t matter if the house is dirty’
Ricardo Pimentel may not have had an ark to ride out the storm, but he’s being hailed as something of a modern-day Noah nonetheless.
As...
Athlete With Downs Syndrome Makes History as First to Finish an Iron Man Race–And Gifts the Medal to His Mom
Clocking in at 16 hours; 46 minutes; nine seconds (just 14 minutes shy of the 17-hour cutoff time), triathlete Chris Nikic didn’t finish with...
Chrissy Teigen Asked Teachers on Twitter to Send Their Wish Lists—And Then Fulfilled Them by the Dozens
Chrissy Teigen has some impressive credits: Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, cookbook author, television personality, Internet sensation.
Now, thanks to a recent Twitter gift-giving bonanza, she...
World’s Largest Open-Air Gallery Was Painted By People With Learning Disabilities—And It’s Breathtaking
Okuda San Miguel and a team of painters with learning disabilities have been transforming these drab cement silos into works of art.
Woman Who Fostered 600 Kids in 50 Years Took in Anyone—Regardless of Age or Medical Condition
Over the course of the last 50 years, Linda Herring has fostered more than 600 children of every age, gender, race, and medical category.
NFL Football Star Pays For 500 Mammograms to Honor His Mother
Former NFL running back DeAngelo Williams has paid for over 500 mammograms for women—because, to him, the issue is personal.
He always wore the color...
Reader’s Digest Names the ‘Nicest Place in America’ For 2019, A Town Where Nobody Gets Left Behind
A baker who donates freely to support causes of every kind, the real-estate developer who offers a year rent-free to promising entrepreneurs who may...
Is This Heaven? No, It’s Iowa: Yankees to Play White Sox on Actual ‘Field of Dreams’ Site
MLB is constructing a temporary stadium on the actual Iowa film set so the White Sox can face off against the Yankees on August 13th, 2020.
After Friend Flaked on Red Sox Game, Guys Give the Ticket to Homeless Man Who Could Use the Smile
Rather than selling their fourth Red Sox ticket, these young men decided to give it to a homeless man who was happy for a chance to relax and enjoy a game.
Non-Verbal High School Student Makes History By Giving Stunning Graduation Speech With Voice Tech
A non-verbal high school student delivered an awe-inspiring commencement speech earlier this week using speech software he programmed in class.
Teen Praised for Going ‘Above and Beyond’ to Help Little Girl With Autism Experiencing Sensory Overload
A young shoe store employee is being praised for his patience and compassion after he helped a distraught customer and her daughter who has autism.
Despite Having to Wear a Stoma Bag, This Woman Determinedly Trains and Competes as MMA Fighter
Despite being forced to wear a stoma bag for her Crohn's disease, this 41-year-old woman is training to be a top MMA fighter.
Kharina Kharran...
This Spontaneous Speech By Student on the Spectrum Leaves Classroom Teacher in Tears
Last week, a beautiful thing occurred in the classroom of a 4th grade teacher at Chino Valley School District.
It is Autism Awareness Month and every classroom on...
Rapper 50 Cent Just Sold His Mansion So He Could Donate All of the Profits to Charity
The 52-room mansion sold for almost $3 million – but rather than use the money for his own gain, he will be donating it all to charity.