FSU Player's Act of Kindness toward Autistic Sixth Grader Goes Viral

A Florida State University football player visited a Florida middle school on Tuesday and made one student's lunch better. 

Travis Rudolph, a wide receiver for the FSU Seminoles, sat down with Bo Paske, an autistic boy who usually eats lunch alone. 

"I asked if I could sit with him and he said, 'Sure why not?'" Rudolph said. "He told me his name was Bo, and how much he loves Florida State. And we went from there."

Paske's mother, Leah, received a photo of her son and Rudolph eating lunch and posted the photo on Facebook. 

She shared that her son has autism and that most days he sits alone. 

"I'm not sure what exactly made this incredibly kind man share a lunch table with my son, but I'm happy to say that it will not soon be forgotten," Paske wrote on Facebook. "This is one day I didn't have to worry if my sweet boy ate lunch alone because he sat across from someone who is a hero in many eyes."