Daniel, 5, absolutely loves watching the bin men come by in their trucks and collect the rubbish from his street. In fact, sitting and watching them roll by is one of his favorite things to do.
So when one kind-hearted rubbish collector decided to stop and give Daniel a surprise, it meant the world to the little boy.
When Robin Newberger posted the video of her son to Facebook, she wrote the following:
*“One man, one moment, touching the life of an autistic child. Our hearts are overflowing. There are already many who have watched this video who don’t know us. *
*"Our son, Daniel, is 5. He has autism. What started out as a fear has turned into a fascination. I showed him a YouTube video of a garbage truck a couple of years ago and he’s been obsessed ever since. *
"Like many children on the autism spectrum, this has become a ritual for him. He loves the predictable movement of the hoist and is excited by the entire spectacle. He waits all week for Monday morning pickup."
*"He knows exactly which cans are being picked up each week, and Sundays are special for him when he takes the cans out with his dad.
"Our recycle man, known only to us as Manuel, is his favourite. He always has a big smile for Daniel, who is faithfully waiting for him every Monday.
"We have so many ‘Trash Day’ videos, but this one is like no other…”*
That's right, Manuel brought little Daniel a toy garbage truck of his very own - what a generous and kind-hearted man.
We bet that gift meant the world to Daniel and we really hope that Manuel's employers recognise what a sweet man they have working for them.
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