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<p>If you needed a reminder that the world is actually an ok place full of decent people, this story can warm even the iciest of hearts.</p><p>When a mom, Alexa Bjornson, sent her autistic son alone on a plane to visit his father in Portland, Oregon, she was worried that he might bother the person sitting next to him. Or worse, she was worried that her son might not feel comfortable traveling by himself. To make sure that her son felt safe, she sent him off with a ten dollar bill and a note to his seat neighbor explaining the situation.</p><h2>What she didn&#39;t expect, was that the note she received back would restore her faith in humanity.</h2><oembed>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2406693196042896&amp;set=a.130068647038707&amp;type=3</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The mom&#39;s post was:</p><blockquote> <p>Today my son took his first flight to Oregon to see his dad. I sent Landon with a letter to give to whoever sat next to me saying he has high functioning autism so he might be nervous and ask you &quot;are we there yet&quot; a lot, and please just make him feel safe and comfortable, with 10 dollars in the note. And this is what I just received ❤❤❤ I am so grateful to this individual, and that there are still kind people in the world who make a difference like I try myself to do as well. Thank you so much Ben!!!!</p> </blockquote><p>The stranger seated next to her son, Ben, make sure his mom knew he was well taken care of during his flight.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mother shares sweet story about kindness of passenger on flight with her son with autism. <a href="https://t.co/jYuF7RWJpL">https://t.co/jYuF7RWJpL</a> <a href="https://t.co/NwxMIqu80K">pic.twitter.com/NwxMIqu80K</a></p>&mdash; WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) <a href="https://twitter.com/WPLGLocal10/status/1144693362613792769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Ben&#39;s post read:</h2><blockquote> <p>Alexa,</p> <p>My name is Ben. I was Landon&#39;s seat neighbor for his flight to Portland. He did ask if we were there yet several times but he was a great travel buddy. We had a good time and played a few rounds of rock-paper-scissors. He&#39;s a great kid and you&#39;re a lucky mom.</p> <p>I appreciate the ten dollars, but it wasn&#39;t necessary. I donated it to Austin-Society.org in honor of Landon.</p> <p>Have a great day!</p> </blockquote><h2>While he did ask Ben a few times if they were there yet, Ben was happy to help.</h2><p>Alexa&#39;s Facebook post immediately went viral and was shared 13,000 times. Turns out, people are in desperate need of good news these days...</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sometimes through all this noise a glimpse of humanity shines through. This is one of those moments</p>&mdash; Jason Long 🧟👾🎬 (@jasonofthedead) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonofthedead/status/1145415239300763649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Faith restored. 🙏🏻 Bless you, Ben.</p>&mdash; ✨🌞 Bonnie 🌞✨ (@1Sunnyone2) <a href="https://twitter.com/1Sunnyone2/status/1145434096992235524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Crying 😭💙</p>&mdash; Jasmine Perez (@jasminebrooke_h) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasminebrooke_h/status/1145440144259977218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What a great story. Thank you Ben.</p>&mdash; Toujours Prêt (@BoSaif66) <a href="https://twitter.com/BoSaif66/status/1145427524110999553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Thank you for being a good person, Ben, and Alexa, we&#39;re so happy your son had a safe and happy flight to meet his dad.</p><h2>While most people were incredibly supportive of Alexa&#39;s son&#39;s journey, a lot of people thought it was irresponsible of her to send her autistic son traveling alone.</h2><p>However, we don&#39;t know her financial situation or work schedule. It might have been impossible for her to travel with him, and we should probably all keep our judgments to ourselves.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I see some negative comments about the mom sending having the son travel alone. In a perfect world, the boy would be accompanied, yes. But we all know our world is imperfect. Parents do what they are able to the best of their ability given current circumstances. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/reality?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#reality</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeNice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BeNice</a> <a href="https://t.co/QoPELPnW39">pic.twitter.com/QoPELPnW39</a></p>&mdash; Sarah McLaughlin (@citygirl_pdx) <a href="https://twitter.com/citygirl_pdx/status/1145417607744512000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Also, good to know I&#39;m not the only one who thinks this gentleman looks like Don Draper.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Is that the guy from Mad Men?</p>&mdash; Chocolate Vent (@Chocolate_Vent) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chocolate_Vent/status/1145415469324632064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Mom sends autistic son on a flight with $10 and a note. His seat mate refused to accept it.

If you needed a reminder that the world is actually an ok place full of decent people, this story can warm even the iciest of hearts.When a mom, Alexa Bjornson, sent her autistic son alone on a plane to visit his father in Portland, Oregon, she was worried that he might bother the person sitting next to him. Or worse, she was worried that her son might not feel comfortable traveling by himself. To make sure that her son felt safe, she sent him off with a ten dollar bill and a note to his seat neighbor explaining the situation.What she didn&#39;t expect, was that the note she received back would restore her faith in humanity.https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2406693196042896&amp;set=a.130068647038707&amp;type=3The mom&#39;s post was: Today my son took his first flight to Oregon to see his dad. I sent Landon with a letter to give to whoever sat next to me saying he has high functioning autism so he might be nervous and ask you &quot;are we there yet&quot; a lot, and please just make him feel safe and comfortable, with 10 dollars in the note. And this is what I just received ❤❤❤ I am so grateful to this individual, and that there are still kind people in the world who make a difference like I try myself to do as well. Thank you so much Ben!!!! The stranger seated next to her son, Ben, make sure his mom knew he was well taken care of during his flight.Mother shares sweet story about kindness of passenger on flight with her son with autism. https://t.co/jYuF7RWJpL pic.twitter.com/NwxMIqu80K&mdash; WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) June 28, 2019 Ben&#39;s post read: Alexa, My name is Ben. I was Landon&#39;s seat neighbor for his flight to Portland. He did ask if we were there yet several times but he was a great travel buddy. We had a good time and played a few rounds of rock-paper-scissors. He&#39;s a great kid and you&#39;re a lucky mom. I appreciate the ten dollars, but it wasn&#39;t necessary. I donated it to Austin-Society.org in honor of Landon. Have a great day! While he did ask Ben a few times if they were there yet, Ben was happy to help.Alexa&#39;s Facebook post immediately went viral and was shared 13,000 times. Turns out, people are in desperate need of good news these days...Sometimes through all this noise a glimpse of humanity shines through. This is one of those moments&mdash; Jason Long 🧟👾🎬 (@jasonofthedead) June 30, 2019 Faith restored. 🙏🏻 Bless you, Ben.&mdash; ✨🌞 Bonnie 🌞✨ (@1Sunnyone2) June 30, 2019 Crying 😭💙&mdash; Jasmine Perez (@jasminebrooke_h) June 30, 2019 What a great story. Thank you Ben.&mdash; Toujours Prêt (@BoSaif66) June 30, 2019 Thank you for being a good person, Ben, and Alexa, we&#39;re so happy your son had a safe and happy flight to meet his dad.While most people were incredibly supportive of Alexa&#39;s son&#39;s journey, a lot of people thought it was irresponsible of her to send her autistic son traveling alone.However, we don&#39;t know her financial situation or work schedule. It might have been impossible for her to travel with him, and we should probably all keep our judgments to ourselves.I see some negative comments about the mom sending having the son travel alone. In a perfect world, the boy would be accompanied, yes. But we all know our world is imperfect. Parents do what they are able to the best of their ability given current circumstances. #reality #BeNice pic.twitter.com/QoPELPnW39&mdash; Sarah McLaughlin (@citygirl_pdx) June 30, 2019 Also, good to know I&#39;m not the only one who thinks this gentleman looks like Don Draper.Is that the guy from Mad Men?&mdash; Chocolate Vent (@Chocolate_Vent) June 30, 2019 