Sea Lion Befriends Boy With Asperger's, Plays Follow The Leader

February 28, 2014

A seven-year-old boy with Asperger's found a friend in an unexpected place when he visited the sea lion enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington DC. Alex Bittner often struggles with feelings of isolation, as do many children with special needs, but a curious sea lion brought him out of his shell as he played with it through the glass. Listen for what the boy says near the end...

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