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A 17-year-old boy Tao Tao with cerebral palsy (脑瘫) tried to make a living by himself through selling self-made popcorn (爆米花) on the street in 2023.
According to Tao Tao's mother Yao Chuanhua, her son was born the disabling condition. As Tao
Tao grew up, the idea of training his independence by home-made popcorn has come up in the mother's mind. She Tao Tao how to make popcorn at home and helped sell it in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province.
"Tao Tao, don't worry. Take it even if no one comes to buy," Yao said to her son. After a few words of encouragement, Yao let his son do it by .
At first, the mother even paid some passers-by to buy popcorn from her son in order to attract (吸引) and increase Tao Tao's confidence. Little by little, Tao Tao has become more active and confident. "The moment you stood here, you were a success." Being of Tao Tao's progress, Yao shared videos of her son's popcorn selling story online, receiving great care and support from Internet users.
The online videos have drawn theof the local government to Tao Tao's situation. After learning that the teen failed to receive proper school educationof health conditions, they have asked local special education teachers to offer him door-to-door teaching.
