A TikTok video showing a nonverbal autistic child speaking to his mother for the first time is doing the rounds online.
The video shows mom Cristy saying “good morning” to her 7-year-old son Kai, a routine she hoped would one day lead to him replying. In this instance, the family’s Ring camera caught the moment he did just that.
“I had an emotional moment this morning with my Kai,” Cristy wrote. “He’s almost 7 & is considered non verbal. Well, this morning I did my usual “Good morning” & he finally said it back to me, TWICE, & with full emotion. I say it once then you hear him tell me it back 2 times.
“I normally try not to react that way bc we know he can do it, so I try not to over praise BUT I’ve been saying this for 6 yrs & always say to him….”One day you’re going to tell me it back homie”
Watch autistic and nonverbal Kai say ‘good morning’ to mom in TikTok video
Watch the viral video on TikTok below:
The video was first posted back in 2023, though it has recently recirculated online. It has receiving nearly 1 million likes at the time of this writing.
TikTok users have praised Cristy’s parenting and the adorable moment shared between the two.
“Beautiful. But the nonchalant toddle away after he altered her life forever has me cackling lol,” one user wrote.
“I love how he just hops away like he didn’t just speak for the first time,” another added.
