Anyone born with autism is going to endure significant mental challenges, and conquering these obstacles would be a significant accomplishment. Ryan Woodard, a 16-year-old musician, is shattering stereotypes about autistic people’s abilities. The brilliant autistic boy performs with YouTuber guitaro5000 in a now-viral video, and reveals how music changed his life.

The two met at NAMM, a yearly event in the United States produced by the National Association of Music Merchants that is defined as the industry’s largest platform, uniting the global music, sound, and entertainment technology sectors.Guitaro5000, actual name Reginald Guillaume, was there, asking random folks to sing with him.

Guillaume’s YouTube channel has about 1 million subscribers, and he utilizes music to get to know individuals, offer them support and confidence, or simply make them smile.The autistic adolescent sings with such passion in the video with guitaro5000, which surprised the YouTuber, especially after learning about Woodard’s situation.