After a Student With Autism Lost His Headphones, His Classmates Made This Kind Gesture

Gavin Ramsay is a 17-year-old high school student with autism who has learned to use his headphones to manage the everyday commotion he may encounter. One day, however, Gavin was rushing out of a class when he mistakenly left his headphones behind. Sadly, they were gone when he went back to retrieve them.

In an interview with CBC News in Manitoba, Canada, Joni-Lea Jessica Ramsay spoke about how worried she was for her son after the incident. She explained that the headphones were an expensive pair given to him by his aunt. They were "a huge part of his life," said Joni-Lea. While his mom worried, Gavin had a mature response. "Whoever took them needed them more," he said.

Back at school, a teacher told students to keep a lookout for the missing headphones in question. Instead, several students raised money to gift Gavin with a brand-new pair for his birthday. Gavin described the gesture as being "truly humbling."

Upon finding out, Joni-Lea was overcome with emotion and gratitude. She said, "I think the biggest thing for Gavin was he really, really couldn't believe that kids did this for him. . . . This really made him feel like he was a part of something, a part of a group of caring people that really, really actually cared for him." Adding, "I'd like to thank all of these students and the teachers for making my son's world better again."