A young autistic boy with a rare brittle-bone disease transforms everyone around him with his unique joyous, funny and life-affirming world views.
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00:00Hey, Ozman, are you sure that's the right hat for your first day?
00:06Don't be a goober, daddy-o.
00:07Jester is the best one.
00:09It's the Mountain Dew Code Red of Hats.
00:12And the best part is the chicks dig it.
00:14Oh, do they?
00:15I'm Austin, but you can call me Ozman.
00:16Welcome back, everybody!
00:17I have a condition called osteogenesis imperfecta.
00:18It basically means my bones break easily.
00:19I've broken my arms.
00:20My nose.
00:21Pretty much everything.
00:22You're going to be okay, little dad.
00:23Oh, yeah!
00:24I'm also autistic.
00:25Woohoo!
00:26Look, daddy, it's a dragon.
00:27Isn't he awesome?
00:32Autism presents itself in many different ways.
00:45Earth to Austin!
00:50I think his brain's on another planet.
00:52Nope, my brain is right here in my head on Earth.
00:57Here's a true fact. Things break.
01:00Dad, are you okay?
01:02In my life, lots of things have broken.
01:04I want you out of this house right now.
01:06Get out!
01:07Check out my sweet new board.
01:09Give it back!
01:10He's such a jerk. Why do you even want to be friends with him?
01:12Because he's sad.
01:15There's always something.
01:16I feel like the harder I try, the worse I do.
01:20Your mistakes don't define you. How you heal does.
01:25Here's another true fact.
01:27Sometimes a sad moment feels happy.
01:31And sometimes a happy moment feels sad.
01:35I don't always know why.
01:38That's just what it's like to be Austin.
01:40You're doing awesome, dude!
01:42Go on, get back out there.
01:43I can't.
01:44Sure you can. Watch this.
01:51Hey, Oz man. Do you want to fly?
01:53Yeah!
01:59I wish I could enjoy anything as much as my son enjoys everything.
02:03You see it, daddy-o?
02:04Yeah, Oz. I sure do.
02:07Because the Austin every day can be the best day.
02:11Every moment the best moment.
02:12This is the best day of my life!
02:15You just have to be able to see it.