This beautiful story nearly made me cry, and I wanted to share it with you all.

 

This beautiful story nearly made me cry, and I wanted to share it with you all.

Odin Frost (the person on the right in both pictures) is nonverbal and has autism. He was born with w clubbed foot and mild cerebral palsy. Odin is particularly fond of music and rhythmic beats, and the sound of skateboarding on ramps has always calmed his anxiety. He has even befriended skating legend Tony Hawk!

The picture below was shared by Tim and Deanda Frost, Odin's parents. Time had this to say recently in an interview:

"For us, we feel that people like Odin have been left out of conversations because of his disability," Tim tells Yahoo Life. "The reality is he understands every single thing that's going on, his neurons just fire in a different pattern and he can't communicate the way he wants to. There's no disability that can stop Odin from seeing the world, and it's been really cool to see."

"Every single family that has disabilities has a different journey, and every single person with autism or with any kind of disability has a different journey and a different path," he says. "The real power is in the love you have for each other. When you fully embrace that, I feel that you can do crazy impossible things and can make great beautiful memories without worrying what other people think about you. Love always wins. We truly believe that."

Odin is seen below with his best friend, Jordan Granberry, and they graduated three years ago.