Disney World’s Snow White Soothes an Autistic Boy
Lauren Bergner spent months preparing her 6-year-old son Brody for a family trip to Disney World.
Like my son, and many of our children, Brody has autism and communicating with him about trips before they happen helps him to adjust more easily.
Even though she did everything she could to prepare her son, Bergner knew a meltdown would probably happen at some point because Brody is sensitive to noise and crowds.
And I will add as a mom to a little boy like Brody, I know that heat and any type of waiting in lines intensifies the situation!
As she suspected would happen, while waiting in line to see Snow White at Epcot, Brody was not having a fun time. He was overwhelmed and having a meltdown.
“Brody was overheated, sweating and overwhelmed by everything,” Bergner said. “He just started crying.”
A Disney cast member playing Snow White knew just what to do.
Snow White kissed, hugged and cuddled a crying Brody who lay his head on her lap as he cried, Bergner said.
Snow White didn’t stop there. She then took him for a walk away from the crowd. As she held his hand she danced with him and took him over to a bench to spend more time with him.
Lauren Bergner took to Facebook to tell all of the amazing time she had at Epcot with her family on Sunday, and to also find a way to thank a Snow White actress who went “above and beyond.”
“She took so much time with him. She was a pure angel! She was magical and my family is forever thankful and touched!” Bergner said.
“My heart is full,” Bergner said. “We will never forget this moment.”
Bergner’s post went viral on Facebook. To date it has over 243,000 reactions and has been shared about 74,000 times. Almost all of the comments on the post were filled with praise for Snow White and celebrating her for going above and beyond.
As a mother, this story is everything to me. And the photos couldn’t be any more beautiful.
Thank you Snow White, and the woman inside the costume, for seeing, recognizing and caring.
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