An autistic eight-year-old English boy is winning hearts all over the Internet this Halloween week after a video of him dancing to the Michael Jackson classic 'Thriller' surfaced online.
William Ryan decided to take part in a webcam contest put on by a cottage leasing agency in the southwestern English city of St. Ives. Passersby were asked to show off their best dance moves for a chance to win a luxury goodie basket.
His mother, Gemma, wrote on Facebook that William was diagnosed with autism at the age of five, and that he continues to struggle to socialize and make friends.
"About eighteen months ago his Dad introduced him (via YouTube) to the wonders of Michael Jackson and he watched his videos for hours on end and learnt all his routines off by heart," she wrote. "He's never been to a dance school for a single lesson — he finds them too intimidating. He had taught himself how to dance like MJ and absolutely adores him!
We mentioned the webcam comp to him and the first thing he said was 'Mummy can I do Thriller please?'"
As you can see, the results are astonishing.