This is the adorable moment a teenager invites a three-year-old boy who was born with no legs to join in his game of catch with his dad.<br /><br />Toddler Oliver Buckingham finds it hard to play with other children his own age, so mum Brooke Buckingham, 24, was overjoyed when the stranger offered for him to join in.<br /><br />The adorable clip of them throwing an American football between them now has nearly three million views on TikTok.<br /><br />Brooke, from Mesa, Arizona, USA, said: "Oliver is an incredibly social and curious little guy. <br /><br />"When we go to the parks, or really anywhere, he loves to interact with people. <br /><br />"Oliver just went and sat near them, and he was watching the ball go back and forth and was fascinated by it. <br /><br />"The teen stopped and got down to Oliver’s level, and offered the football - he asked if Oliver wanted to throw.<br /><br />"Our family just wants to thank this teen for being so wonderful."<br /><br />Oliver was born without his legs, is nonverbal and is also is hard of hearing in one ear which makes it hard to communicate.<br /><br />He was born at 36 weeks, weighing 5lbs 7oz, but only had a 19-day NICU stay after having surgery the day he was born. <br /><br />At only ten months old, Oliver started rolling over and scooting around by himself and has been growing in strength ever since.<br /><br />Mum-of-two Brooke said: "Oliver is such a warrior!<br /><br />"Now he can still get around extremely well on the ground, and he’s fantastic at driving his wheelchair that he received just before he turned two. <br /><br />"He can do handstands, flips, hold himself like a plank, transfer to and from surfaces with his chair - he’s so amazing. <br /><br />"He truly does not allow anything to slow him down."<br /><br />The tot loves to play at the Mesa Riverview playground, visiting at least once a week.<br /><br />His mum said: "Because he can’t really talk, it makes it pretty hard for him to interact with kids his age. <br /><br />"I think he is definitely starting to notice the stares though, and kids just don’t have a filter. <br /><br />"We just do our best to educate, despite age, that people can look different."<br /><br />Last week (30/12/21), Oliver wandered over to a teenage boy playing catch with his dad, as he loves to play basketball with his dad Jacob Buckingham, 25, at home.<br /><br />He sat down to watch, when the teenage boy stopped throwing the football and approached Oliver to ask him if he wanted to play too.<br /><br />"Oliver was SO excited!" said Brooke.<br /><br />"Every time the teen threw the ball back to his dad, Oliver mimicked him."<br /><br />They continued their game for another five minutes before saying goodbye - but it was enough to make Oliver's whole day.<br /><br />Stay-at-home mum Brooke said: "He was actually bummed when they had to leave!<br /><br />"The teen never did ask me why Oliver doesn’t have legs or anything really.<br /><br />"In that moment, Oliver was just a kid, that’s how it should be!"<br /><br />Brooke and Jacob didn't manage to get the stranger's information, but the mum hoped that by posting the video on TikTok she may find him.<br /><br />The clip went viral, and now has over 380,000 likes and nearly three million views.<br /><br />Brooke said: "We are just so thankful for families like this who teach their kids about inclusion and diversity.<br /><br />"I also want to just encourage others to just be kind!"<br /><br />The video was taken on December 30 2021.
