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Plane Passengers 'In Awe' After What One Woman Does to Screaming Autistic Boy

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When the passengers on one plane heard a little boy screaming at the top of his lungs, they knew it was going to be a long seven-hour ride. 

Instead of reacting with frustration, one woman named Rochel Groner sprung into action. She recognized the sounds of those screams immediately -- it was the sound of a special needs child. 

She walked up to the little boy and offered him her hand. She took him to the back of the plane and held until the boy's screams turned into laughter. 

"I put him in my lap and gave him a firm hug and I just started to rock him," she told The Charlotte Observer. His body had been tensed. Soon, "you could feel his muscles start to relax."

The boy was traveling from Africa and his mother knew very little English. She smiled to express her gratitude. 

"Smiles are universal," says Rochel. "She kept saying, 'Thank you, thank you, thank you'."

Groner knew what to do because it's what she does every day. She and her husband Bentzion both run a Jewish organzation called Friendship Circle, which seeks to help children with autism by pairing them with loving volunteers. 

Bentzion Gorner is proud of his wife. 

"While most of the passengers watched in awe, little did they know that for Rochel this is her life," wrote Bentzion. "If we just offer our hand in love and acceptance, miracles will follow."

 

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