INCREDIBLE HAPPENED.
THE SURPRISING AND SWEET MOMENT
WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
♪
Reporter: IT IS THE SONG OF
THE SUMMER, SMASH HIT OLD TOWN
ROAD HAS A UNIQUE SOUND
COMBINING RAP WITH COUNTRY.
TO THIS COTTAGE GROVE FAMILY --
WE WAKE UP LISTENING TO IT.
WE GO TO BED LISTENING TO IT.
IT HAS GIVEN US LIFE.
Reporter: THE THREE YOUNGEST
BRUNDIDGE CHILDREN HAVE AUTISM.
4-YEAR-OLD DANIEL STRUGGLES THE
MOST WITH SPEAKING.
HE MAY HAVE THREE WORDS HE
CAN TELL ME AT A TIME.
Reporter: HIS MOM HAS WORKED
TIRELESSLY ON HIS SPEECH TO TRY
TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIM.
MONDAY SHE WAS HOME AND THOUGHT
SHE HEARD HUMMING.
IS THIS HAPPENING?
IT TOOK US SIX MONTHS TO TEACH
IN THE LETTER A AND WITHOUT
BEING TAUGHT HE IS HUMMING THIS
SONG.
Reporter: THEN, SOMETHING
AMAZING HAPPENED.
HE STARTS SINGING THE WORDS.
Reporter: SHE TOOK OUT HER
PHONE AND GOT IT ON VIDEO.
THEN I THOUGHT OH MY GOD.
IT IS MUSIC.
THAT IS HOW WE REACH HIM.
Reporter: SHE POSTED THE
VIDEO AND STORY ON TWITTER.
IT WENT VIRAL AND EVEN GOT THE
ATTENTION OF THE ORIGINAL
ARTIST.
HE TWEETED BACK WITH A KING.
THAT JUST OPENED UP THE
FLOODGATES.
BILLY RAY CYRUS RETREATED IT.
THEN MY DAD WHO DOES NOT EVEN
KNOW HOW TO USE TWITTER CALLED
TO LET ME KNOW THAT SNOOP DOGG
RETWEETED IT.
♪
Reporter: THE MOST AMAZING
PIECE IS KNOWING HER SCENT
FINALLY FOUND HIS VOICE.
HE IS CONNECTED WITH THAT
MUSIC.
IT IS AMAZING.
Reporter: THEY WILL NOW BE
USING OLD TOWN ROAD IN DANIEL'S
THERAPY SESSIONS.
