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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Nia Dalton

Autistic boy leaves mum in tears after making his first friend with support dog

A mum introduced her autistic son to his new assistance dog for the first time - and his sweet reaction touched the hearts of people across the world.

Kai was diagnosed with autism at the age of four, and his unique sensory preferences mean that he doesn't always like to be touched.

But that wasn't the case when he met golden Labrador Tornado, who he quickly embraced with a huge hug.

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