Mother Shares Beautiful Moment as Autistic Daughter Says First Word

An Alabama mother’s beautiful moment with her autistic daughter is capturing the hearts of Facebook users.Briana Blankenship shared a video on Facebook of her daughter Taylor, a five-year-old who is non verbal autistic, saying “mama” for the first time while she waited in a drive-thru line at a fast food restaurant on April 30. “I am ugly crying in the McDonald’s parking lot and the employees probably think I’m crazy,” Blankenship posted, “In the drive thru I suddenly heard Taylor say MAMA.”In the footage, the five-year-old can be seen giggling as her mother excitedly asks her to say mama. Taylor says the word as her mother cheers her on. The clip began to gain traction after the footage was shared by Love What Matters earning over 4,000 shares on Facebook. Credit: Briana Blankenship via Storyful