Internet delivers a lifetime of comfort to an autistic girl
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A Utah woman posted on Facebook that her autistic daughter is fixated on a shirt and design that brings the 10-year-old comfort. As the daughter grows and as the shirt wears out, she buys a new version of the same shirt.
But the company that made the shirt for Target stopped making it four years ago.
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So people headed to Target to see if there were any at their local stores, they found some on E-Bay, and they had some that their children had outgrown.
In a couple of days, she had 161 versions of the shirt, the BBC reports.
She also got the attention of a certain Minneapolis-based company.
"Target is able to recreate the shirt and will be sending multiple sizes to Deborah so that Cami can enjoy it for many years to come," a spokesperson told the BBC.
(h/t: Matt Black)
