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Teen Shoe Store Employee Goes 'Above And Beyond' For Girl With Autism

May 28, 2019

A teenage shoe store employee went "above and beyond" to help a girl with autism try on shoes.

Jacob Tayler

James Tayler, from Oxfordshire, posted on Twitter he had a very good reason to be proud of his 18-year-old son, Jacob.

After Jacob finished work at Clark's shoe shop on Saturday, he was handed a "celebration alert" from the store manager. The alert was prompted by an email from a customer who praised Jacob for helping her daughter who was suffering from sensory overload while in the store.

Credit: @JamesFlibble

"I'm ridiculously proud of both of my children, but my 18 year old son was presented with this at his Saturday job yesterday and I might be a little choked up," James wrote on Twitter.

Dawn Brown, the customer who had emailed the store, saw James' tweet and is happy to know Jacob got the recognition he deserved.

@JamesFlibble this is my email to Clarks! I am so so happy that Jacob got this recognition, he totally deserves this. You should be incredibly proud 💗

— Dawn Brown (@deeby75) May 26, 2019

James' tweet has received more than 100,000 likes.

Dawn joked she would ask Jacob for his autograph the next time they buy shoes.