A heartwarming video captures the moment when an adorable child with autism attempts to blow out a stranger's birthday cake. Despite the unexpected turn of events, the celebrant responds with kindness and allows the child to do the honors. The video quickly goes viral after being shared on Twitter by Good News Correspondent on April 12, with the caption, "Sweet young girl with autism blows out a stranger's birthday candles, and the man couldn't be more gracious about it."

The footage shows the celebrant having a delightful time celebrating his special day at a restaurant.

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As people sang "happy birthday" nearby, a young girl at a neighboring table couldn't resist joining in on the celebration. Innocently and curiously, she approached the birthday celebrant's table and attempted to blow out his candles.

The girl's father quickly intervened, attempting to take her away from the other table. However, the kind-hearted celebrant insisted it was no trouble and urged the father to let her continue. The child was then given the honor of blowing out the candles, as captured in the heartwarming video.

The celebrant's genuine smile revealed his affection and admiration for the child with autism. Despite it being his special day, he graciously allowed the little girl to participate and made her happy.

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His simple yet warm gesture surely made a difference to the child and her family while the girl’s cuteness and innocence made his birthday even more special.

The adorable video quickly went viral and captured the hearts of netizens, garnering over 168,000 views. A lot of people were touched by the man’s sweet gesture and found the little girl really endearing.

One of the commenters wrote on Twitter, “What a generous guy and an adorable little girl.” Another netizen was so touched by the short yet beautiful video clip.

He wrote, “There is a whole lot of loving wisdom in these two beautiful  people’s collaboration on the moment they share.” Some sent their birthday wishes to the man, saying kind people deserve the best.

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Parents who have seen the video were also thankful for the man’s action. One mother wrote, “As a mom I have to say Thank God for people like this young man. Others have to deal with strangers telling us that autism is not an excuse and verbally attacking us.”

Another user had the same sentiment about autism. “Sweet. And respect for Papa trying to do his best. Our special needs kiddos are not always received positively or given much grace from strangers when they have impulsive, compulsive, sensory seeking moments,” she wrote.

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On the one hand, one netizen had great advice for everyone: “If you can be anything, be nice.” This was exactly what the birthday boy did as he showed his sincerity and kindness towards the child with autism.

Not everyone has a big heart and patience for kids and to give way for them is such a warm and remarkable gesture.

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Some people react negatively to children with autism, but luckily there are also people who understand their behaviors. Here are two short anecdotes about such kindness:

One of these is a runner who came across a child with autism while he was training for a race. The child was having a meltdown, lying face down on the ground. The man stopped to ask the child’s mother if everything was okay. Soon, the man did something that the mother did not expect: he lay down with her child and talked to him.

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Another man with a big heart helped a teen with autism who was bullied and beaten up for popping chewing gum all over his face. When reporter David Begnaud found out about the incident, he looked for video companies to make the teen feel special.

He worked with Six Foot Studios to surprise the teen with an up-close look at how video games are made. The strangers’ gesture made the teen really happy and had his faith in humanity restored.

If you want to see the heartwarming encounter of the autistic girl blowing the birthday cake candles, see video here.