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'Spider-Man' Rescues Autistic Thai boy

By Queuebot in Odd News on Mar 25, 2009 at 1:39 am


A fireman in Bangkok, Thailand used an interesting approach to reaching out to an autistic boy. Fearful of his first day at school, the boy climbed out on a third-story ledge and refused to come inside.

Despite teachers’ efforts to beckon the boy inside, he refused to budge until his mother mentioned her son’s love of superheroes, prompting fireman Sonchai Yoosabai to take a novel approach to the problem.

The rescuer dashed back to his fire station and made a quick change into a Spider-Man costume before returning to the boy, he said.

“I told him Spider-Man is here to rescue you, no monsters are going to attack you and I told him to walk slowly towards me as running could be dangerous,” Somchai told local television.

The young boy immediately stood up and walked into his rescuer’s arms, police said.

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  1. Alex
    Mar 25th, 2009 at 2:51 am

    It's a good thing they keep a costume of Spider-Man at the local fire station ...

  2. Master Bert
    Mar 25th, 2009 at 3:52 am

    brilliant!

  3. Stabitha
    Mar 25th, 2009 at 7:59 am

    That's awesome

  4. Avarana
    Mar 25th, 2009 at 9:39 am

    I guess the Venom costume wouldn't have been as effective...

  5. Skull Thuggery
    Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:23 am

    This is great news for the firefighters who always wanted to keep a superhero costume in their locker but were too shy.

    I can just imagine this guy back at the fire station, "You all thought I was crazy for bringing a Spider-Man costume to work with me, but I showed you! I showed you all!"

  6. Gail Pink
    Mar 25th, 2009 at 11:22 am

    Yeah I was going to say, do fire men usually keep super hero costumes in their lockers? Because they should.

  7. Kalel
    Mar 25th, 2009 at 11:34 am

    The things you find on the web!

    Nice job, hero!

  8. Thomas
    Mar 25th, 2009 at 1:44 pm

    I'm wearing a spiderman costume right now. Who needs saving?

  9. Ali S.
    Mar 25th, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    Well this just makes me all warm and fuzzy. :)

  10. Staxeon
    Mar 25th, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    Everybody gets one, tell him Peter.

  11. Mouserz
    Mar 26th, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    I wonder if this means some strange spider-chu site coming soon...

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