Amanda Amburgy helped a young passenger with special needs, and a message of compassion spread on social media

Amanda Amburgy comforts 5-year-old Xayvior Johnson during a flight from Washington, D.C., to Atlanta on March 30. The story about Amburgy’s kindness toward Xayvior, who is autistic, spread on social media. (Photo courtesy Sonja Redding)

Amanda Amburgy and Xayvior Redding 041019 web — Amanda Amburgy comforts 5-year-old Xayvior Johnson during a flight from Washington, D.C., to Atlanta on March 30. The story about Amburgy’s kindness toward Xayvior, who is autistic, spread on social media. (Photo courtesy Sonja Redding)

There was already a certain amount of anxiety for the Redding family as they boarded their Delta flight in Washington, D.C., on March 30 for a stop in Atlanta on the way back home to Omaha, Neb. They had visited the National Institute of Health in Maryland for a research study about the rare and potentially life-threatening disease that their 5-year-old son Xayvior and his older sister both have. While there, Xayvior was also diagnosed with autism.

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