When Alexa Bjornson sent her seven-year-old son Landon, who has autism, on his first solo flight to see his father, she was a little nervous.
Thinking ahead, she packed a little note and a $10 bill for whomever would be Landon鈥檚 seatmate on the flight from Las Vegas to Portland, Oregon, explaining that he has high-functioning autism, might be nervous and might ask 鈥榓re we there yet?鈥� a lot.
Bjornson told 麻豆影视.ca in a series of messages via Facebook that she 鈥渨anted [her] son to not feel like a burden or annoyance,鈥� to the adjacent passenger and for Landon to 鈥渏ust be himself.鈥�
She needn鈥檛 have worried.
Bjornson posted a message she received on Facebook from a man named Ben, with a photo of himself and Landon on the plane, who said he was 鈥淟andon鈥檚 seat neighbor鈥� for his flight.
Ben鈥檚 message said that while Landon 鈥渄id ask if we were there yet several times,鈥� they enjoyed the trip and 鈥減layed a few rounds of rock-paper-scissors.鈥�
At the end of the message, Ben stated that he donated the $10 Bjornson had included with the note to the Autism Society.
Bjornson says she has been inundated with messages and well-wishers after she posted about the encounter on Facebook, saying 鈥渢here are still kind people in the world.鈥�
鈥淭his is a great story to bring people together,鈥� Bjornson said. 鈥淓veryone should be accepted for who they are, we are all special in ways 鈥� let your kids experience life and the beautiful opportunities still out there.鈥�
