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5 Inspiring Stories from the Special Needs Community this Month

Looking for a little inspiration? You've come to the right place. Today we're focusing on five stories from the special needs community that will lift your spirits.

1 | The Search for Cami's Favorite Shirt

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hundreds-of-shirts-come-in-for-girl-with-autism-who-wore-out-her-favorite-top_us_57b5ecc8e4b03d513686c05a When Deborah's daughter with Autism, Cami's favorite shirt was getting too worn out to wear, and replacement options wearing thin themselves, she reached out on Facebook. What happened next shocked both her and the special needs community. People began sending shirts, and so far she's received 157 shirts and a promise from Target to make even more of the discontinued shirt for Cami in larger sizes!

2 | A Walker for Silus

http://www.fox4news.com/news/194082860-story Little Silus is a two-year-old boy who has Norrie Disease. It has left him blind and with low muscle tone, and because of his size, it has been difficult for his family to find a walker that wasn't too small. So when his grandfather walked into Home Depot to try to and find the proper materials to build one, the employees from Home Depot jumped right in to help!

3 | Teen Runner Breaking Barriers

http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/teen-runner-with-autism-shatters-400-mile-barrier Teen runner Mikey Brannigan (who is on the Autism Spectrum) has officially broken his first record by five seconds and finished seventh with a time of 3:57.58. Brannigan has become the first person with a classification of T20 Paralympic classification to break the 4:00 barrier.

4 | Michael Jordan's Biggest Fan

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/08/michael-jordan-nba-basketball-pickup-player-swag-amazing-videos One of Michael Jordan's biggest fans (Jeffrey Harrison) got the surprise of a lifetime earlier this month when Michael Jordan heard of how the fan with Autism dressed just like him for pick-up games. What followed was nothing short of incredible. Harrison not only received two boxes of gear that contained shoes, t-shirts, shorts, and sweats, but he also got a call from Michael Jordan himself!

5 | Los Angeles Single Mom Raising Son with Autism Receives $2,500 in Free Groceries

[embed width="560" height="315"]http://abc7.com/society/la-single-mom-raising-son-w--autism-receives-free-groceries/1457169/[/embed] Los Angeles mother, Erica Soto had to quit her job to take care of her son Adam who has Autism. She has been having a difficult time financially which is why it was such a shock when she received $2,500 in free groceries from food company Armour, and grocery stores Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions in a new campaign to celebrate moms.

Do YOU have a favorite inspirational story from this month that we didn't mention?

Please leave a link in the comments below!