Wednesday, January 30, 2008

9 Year Old Boy with Asperger's Steers Car to Safety

A very heroic story from England.  A nine-year-old boy with Asperger's named Jonathan Anderson saved his and his mother's lives when he took control of her car after she passed out.  It was during rush hour traffic, and the car was going at 70 mph.  Using one hand on the steering wheel and one on the hand brake, he managed to get the car to the side of the road and wait for help to arrive.

His mother, Marion, passed out while she was driving him to school.  Doctors believe that an underactive thyroid was the cause of her sudden black out.

Jonathan admitted that the experience was "scary."

You're a hero, Jonathan.  Good Job!

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