Mom's Son with Autism Asked Her to Be His Prom Date, but There Was a Problem. Now She’s Planning to Host Her Own

Mom's Son with Autism Asked Her to Be His Prom Date, but There Was a Problem. Now She’s Planning to Host Her Own

Darius Huggins, 17, asked his mom to be his prom date after classmates turned him down — and it inspired her to help other neurodivergent teensMaxine Huggins escorted her son, Darius, to his senior prom this month at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.Credit: Vision 6 ProductionsNEED TO KNOWAfter Darius Huggins faced difficulty finding a date for his senior prom, he asked his mother to accompany himAt first she thought he was joking, …