When Shanna Nienhaus got the finding that her 4-year-old child Kai had autism, the family was living abroad in Japan.

When he had turned 5, Kai opposed any kind of physical touch. Other than this, he experienced difficulty with social connections and had effectively activated tangible over-burden. Regardless of everything, he had consistently stayed keen on animals.

Then, in 2016, the Niehaus family raised $15,000 for their arrival excursion to the United States. Notwithstanding the excursion that they were leaving on, Kai’s folks were resolved to figure out how to help their child adapt.

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The family reached out to 4 Paws Ability – an Ohio organization that pairs service dogs with children who have autism or certain disabilities. They additionally serve veterans who’ve lost their hearing or use of their limbs.

Following a long pause, the association had completely prepared a dog for Kai, and soon the day desired the family to meet Tornado.

The gathering was a serious passionate minute – especially for Kai’s mother, who considered it to be another circumstance outside her ability to control.

She had invested a lot of energy arranging the occasion, however when it came – and after all the distinctive conduct she’d saw and the future she’d imagined for Kai – she was stressed over the achievement of this new relationship.

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Source: Niehaus Family via USA Today

But she soon realized that she didn’t have to worry much after all, as it went better than she ever could have imagined.

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Her months of raising support, research, and stressing positively paid off and she felt remunerated the minute the two met and become immediate companions.

She said, describing the moment with a picture and claiming, “See this moment? I’ve never seen a moment like this. Yesterday was the first day my 5-year-old autistic son met his new autism service dog, Tornado.” Niehaus said, “This picture captures the face of a mother who saw her child, who she can’t hug, wash, dress, snuggle and touch freely, lay on his new service dog of his own free will, with a purposeful, unspoken attachment. This is the face of a mom who has seen her son experience countless failed social interactions on the playground in an attempt to have a friend… And now she is sitting behind her son silently watching this moment, with the air sucked from her lungs, and no words to say.”

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When Kai met Tornado his mom saw him make a social connection outside of his parents.

She shared with USA Today, “Kai, on his own accord, laid on Tornado and felt his heartbeat. He laid on top of him which is a sensory thing. I was so afraid and flooded. How real and how raw and the significance of this really overwhelmed me. I couldn’t believe what I had hoped would happen was actually happening.”

She said that she started to cry when Tornado and Kai met. However, she needed to smother the tears as she couldn’t stop her child with her tears. In any case, presently she is seeing a path forward for Kai.

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Source: Niehaus Family via USA Today

Kai connected with Tornado, however more critically, Kai didn’t appear to mind Tornado’s touch. The organization trained Tornado for Kai’s needs and should help him. It draws out the best in him. It’s a success for Kai’s folks.

Kai’s mother is glad to have the option to see him share the affection. She realized he loves his new companion.

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Source: Shanna Niehaus/Facebook

As she clarified, “He’s needed to give and share and get from another person. And Tornado was the road that opened it.”

Shanna Niehaus posted an update through Facebook, composing that her family had such an incredible involvement in the 4 Paws for Ability association, that the family later embraced one of the association’s “toadies,” a dog named Touché. Touché was not ready to finish his therapy preparing. However, that doesn’t make a difference. As now Kai is joyfully experiencing childhood with animals, which he adores definitely.