Published 16:23 IST, January 15th 2020
Robert Downey Jr surprises autistic fan whose life was changed by Iron Man
In a video clip of the show, the Iron man invited Nicole and Andy Arambula, the parents of Vincent and assisted them with a cheque of $20,000 from shutterfly.
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Robert Downey Jr stunned a fan by appearing as a guest host at Ellen DeGeneres Show and putting his audience ‘On Spot’ on Tuesday. 10-year-old fan, Vincent claimed that his life was drastically changed by ‘Iron Man’ and was astonished when Downey Jr surprised audience with his appearance along with his Dolittle co-star Rami Malek. Robert invited Vincent's parents, Nicole and Andy Arambula, and gave m a cheque of $20,000 to help with expenses of ir Autistic son.
Downey’s roles inspire Autistic kid
Vincent was hugely astounded to meet with Avengers star and said on show that autism intercepts his thought process and he is unable to express himself right this moment, but Downey’s Marvel roles inspired him excessively.
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Downey asked about boy’s condition to which Vincent’s parent Nicole replied that y had a lot of red flags that cropped up. couple n consulted several people and family members about ir son’s behaviour before getting a confirmed diagsis that he was on autism spectrum.
Watch clip of ' Ellen DeGeneres Show' here
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Iron Man mask helped boy
Vincent’s parents also opened about how Downey’s roles transformed ir son’s life, giving him insights to his journey. y said that at of 6, ir son purchased his own Iron Man mask which helped Vincent to communicate. Andy, 10-year old’s mor exclaimed that it was really painful for her son, and w that he has a voice, she goes in past and asks him about t having ability to communicate.
Talking about instances when Vincent had his mask on at Ellen Show, he said that it helped him talk, helped him hide his identity from world. He said that his love for character grew so intense that he even named his dog Mr Stark, along with Arc Reactor name tag.
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16:23 IST, January 15th 2020