A mall Santa was so determined to connect with a little boy, he got down on the floor to make it happen.

His mother estimates it took about 20 minutes, but eventually, Erin Deely said her son Brayden, who is six and has autism, smiled and high-fived Santa. Deely said her son knows who Santa is, but “is a little shy when he likes someone.”

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