Parents surprise son with autism with very own Blockbuster store

A tweet by Twitter user @Jaavii_Zuniga has gone viral after having been retweeted more than 20,000 times. The tweet shows the Twitter user's brother, who has autism, being surprised by his parents with his very own Blockbuster wall of DVDs. According to the tweet, the young man on the spectrum was saddened to learn that the local Blockbuster store was closing down so his parent built him his very own Blockbuster. 

The touching moment is being shared online by news outlets and across social media and has received hundreds of uplifting comments. 

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