Boy with Cerebral Palsy skateboards for the first time with Mom's help

A video of a seven-year-old boy with cerebral palsy being pushed around in a specially designed skateboard has gone viral on the internet. Joao Vincente, who resides in Brazil has a permanent movement disorder caused by a stroke when he was only two years old. He has always dreamed of skateboarding, according to his mother. In order to fulfil his dream, his mother Lau got him a skateboard. According to the Lau's Instagram handle, the special board was created by Daniel Paniagua and Stevan Pinto, a physiotherapist and a psychologist, respectively.

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Mother helps her child to skate

The creative structure had poles for support and skateboard is attached to its bottom. In the video, the 7-year-old boy can be seen standing on the attached skateboard made especially for him with a metal framework to support him. His mother helps him skate across the skatepark offering words of encouragement. It was his first time skateboarding. 

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The video has collected over 18.5 million views

The video has gone viral ever since it was uploaded and garnered attention from people around the world. The video was originally shared by Ms. Patron on Instagram last month and it went successfully viral online after it was tweeted three days ago which collected over 18.5 million views. Since being shared online, the heartwarming video has collected a lot of warm responses. Another version of the video was shared by Rex Chapman, has collected 3 million views on the microblogging website. Joao's mother thanked Skate Anima for making the special skateboard.

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(With inputs from agencies)