High School Student with Autism Receives Silent Ovation at Graduation
A New York high school student’s graduation dreams came true with a little unconventional help from his classmates — who showed their support by staying absolutely silent as he crossed the stage to receive his diploma.
“Unlike many of us, Jack is super sensitive to loud noises,” he said before Jack, who has been a student at the school for eight years, was introduced at the ceremony in June. “I’m going to ask a big favor of everybody today. I would like everyone to not clap, and not cheer. That’s correct. Not clap and not cheer, because it may overstimulate Jack as he comes to the podium to receive his diploma.
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