Update: Colin now has more than 1million ‘friends’ on Facebook

Colin has a disorder similar to Asperger syndrome, which affects his ability to make friends (Picture: Facebook)

A boy who claimed he had no one to celebrate his 11th birthday with will be getting quite a surprise on his special day.

His mother has managed to round up almost 40,000 Facebook friends to wish him many happy returns.

Colin has a disorder similar to Asperger syndrome, which affects his social skills and ability to make friends.


When his mother Jennifer, from Richland, Michigan, in the US, asked him if he wanted a birthday party, she was heartbroken when he told her he had no friends to invite.

So she took to Facebook in an attempt to make him feel special on his big day, launching a page called Colin Is Eleven which has been inundated with messages of support.

The birthday page has been inundated with likes (Picture: Facebook)

She said: ‘I created this page for my amazing, wonderful, challenging son who is about to turn 11 on March 9. Because of Colin’s disabilities, social skills are not easy for him, and he often acts out in school, and the other kids don’t like him.



‘So when I asked him if he wanted a party for his birthday, he said there wasn’t a point because he has no friends. He eats lunch alone in the office everyday because no one will let him sit with them, and rather than force someone to be unhappy with his presence, he sits alone in the office.

‘I thought, if I could create a page where people could send him positive thoughts and encouraging words, that would be better than any birthday party.’

Colin’s family plan on showing him the Facebook page on the morning of his birthday.

UPDATE: Remember the boy who had ‘no friends’ to celebrate his birthday with? He now has more than one million on Facebook