Steve confirmed the same with Buzzfeed:
“He sees the trip home as an opportunity to hunt Pokémon and will take any route home. He’ll even come along on errands or go to the neighborhood playground instead of going straight home. He’s pulled along by the lure of more items to collect or Pokémon to catch down the next block or around the next corner. … Ralph doesn’t have an easy time responding to open-ended questions, especially from other kids. But now, when we point out another person playing the game, or another kid approaches him because they see him playing it, he responds to them excitedly.”
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Lenore told TODAY:
“This all sounds so melodramatic, but to say it’s not true would be a lie. It’s our own little miracle.”
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