Trick-or-treating in July? Alabama community turns summer birthday into Halloween for autistic child

Halloween came early in one Alabama community this year after neighbors banded together to turn a young boy’s birthday into a candy-filled, doorbell-ringing celebration.

Huntsville resident Leah Farrow said her autistic son, Soren Griffin, has always loved trick-or-treating on Halloween. It’s not the costumes or candy or spooky fun that appeals to him though; instead, it’s that the holiday gives him permission to ring as many doorbells as he likes.

Of course, Halloween only comes once a year, but who says trick-or-treating can’t happen outside of Oct. 31?…

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