Taylor Swift Invites Gifted Boy with Autism to Concert Tour

Aug 21, 2015 06:41 AM EDT

(Photo : Larry Busacca | Getty Images) Taylor Swift expressed her heartfelt appreciation to 7-year-old Jacob Velasquez’s piano medley of her “1989” album by inviting him to one of her concerts. The “Shake It Off” singer surely knows how to show gratitude to her fans!

Taylor Swift expressed her heartfelt appreciation to seven-year-old Jacob Velasquez's piano medley of her "1989" album by inviting him to one of her concerts. The "Shake It Off" singer surely knows how to show gratitude to her fans!

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On Wednesday, Swift was mentioned in a tweet posted by Autism Speaks with a link to Velasquez's video. She responded by retweeting the post, saying that she needs to give him a hug and that he is invited to join him on her tour. Is not that the sweetest?

7-year-old prodigy plays incredible Taylor Swift Medley by heart >> https://t.co/yuvUoHiJDf @taylorswift13 #autism pic.twitter.com/KrJPGftEct

— Autism Speaks (@autismspeaks) August 19, 2015

@JacobsPiano I HAVE to give you a hug for that beautiful piano medley you did! Please come to a show on my tour and say hi to me? My treat. — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) August 19, 2015

It all started when the piano prodigy's mom Tina Velasquez posted a guest blog on Autism Speaks' website with a video of her son performing Swift's songs. Before he started playing Jacob said, "I'm your biggest fan and I hope you can sign this for me one day." In another video he posted on YouTube, he added, "I hope we can jam and I can play something for you and it goes something like this."

At the end of the blog, she mentioned that Jacob's birthday is on September 29, and his idol will be in Miami sometime in October. She said that maybe if Swift sees his video, there will be a remote possibility that she can visit him. Tina added that she knows the 25-year-old singer is very good to her fans and she's really hoping that Jacob gets to meet her.

Wish granted! Not only will Jacob meet his muse, but he will also see her perform live. He could not contain his joy in his tweet as he used the hashtag #BestDayEver in his reply to Swift's invitation. Autism Speaks also expressed their gratitude to the Grammy Award-winning singer for her gracious response.