Little boy who told mom he had no one to invite to his birthday party now has 13,000 new friends after mom created Facebook page - but he doesn't know it yet



A Facebook page set up by a Michigan mother for her son's 11th birthday has captured attention from around the world

Jennifer's son Colin told her that he didn't want a birthday party because he had no friends to invite

Colin has been diagnosed with issues similar to Asbergers syndrome



She decided to show him just how many people care about him with a birthday Facebook page where friends and family could leave messages

The page, started on February 2, garnered more than 8,000 'likes' in a week and is now at 13,816



People from around the world have wished Colin a happy birthday



Jennifer plans to show the page to Colin on his 11th birthday on March 9

The mother of a young Michigan boy who told her he had no friends to invite to his 11th birthday party created a Facebook page so family friends could wish him happy birthday - that now has more than 13,000 likes.



Kalamazoo mother-of-two Jennifer mentioned her son Colin's 11th birthday to him and was heartbroken when he told her he didn't want to have a party because he had no friends to invite.



Jennifer wanted to show Colin that there were many people who cared for him on his birthday, so she created a Facebook page a little over a week ago, with the intention of showing it to Colin on his birthday, March 9.



Birthday boy: Colin is turning 11 on March 9 but doesn't want a party because he doesn't have any friends to invite

She hoped, she said, to get about 50 responses from friends and family, but what she got was an outpouring of love and support for her son from around the world.



Colin was diagnosed with sensory processing disorders last year, reports Wood TV, which are similar to autism and Asbergers syndrome.



He finds it difficult to socialize and tends to act out in certain situations.



'Things like lights and sound and changes will cause him to melt down,' Jennifer told Wood TV.



'When you put a bunch of 10 year olds and one who acts like that, and they are all going, "What’s wrong with that kid?" You know, it’s hard.'



Well-liked: Judging from the Facebook page his mom set up for his birthday, Colin is a lot more popular than he thought

Performer: Colin loves making video recordings full of humorous observations and aspires to be a comedian one day

Jennifer wrote on the Happy Birthday Colin page that other children at school don't like him and that he eats his lunch every day alone in the office.



She wanted to throw him a birthday party but Colin didn't seem keen.



'We were talking about his birthday coming up and I had mentioned it a few times and he said he didn’t want a party. And I said, "Why don’t you want a party?"' Jennifer told Wood TV.



'Mom, who am I going to invite? I don’t have any friends,' Colin responded.



Beloved: Colin's mom Jennifer and sister Ella can't wait to surprise him on his birthday, when Ella says he'll probably 'scream his pants off'