Sawyer Dunlap, a four-year-old child who was diagnosed with dyspraxia three years ago, has begun to speak since he watched the megahit movie "Guardians of the Galaxy" during their usual family movie night.
According to CNN, James Gunn posted on his Facebook page a comment from a father who was thankful to him after Gunn's successful film helped his child improve his motor coordination skills.
"The first time he saw (the character) Groot, he became fascinated," Josh Dunlap said, Sawyer's father.
Sawyer slowly learned to gain his self-confidence as he was inspired by Groot in the movie.
"He would start mimicking Groot by changing the way he would say 'bah.' Groot became his voice -- he was able to change 'bah' to 'Groot.' His behavior changed, and his communication with others did as well," his father said.
"Developmental dyspraxia impacts additional motor skills such as ocular, short-term memory issues, judgment, processing and function delays, sensory concerns and language," Warren Fried, the director of Dyspraxia Foundation USA said on CNN. "With the condition comes many (other) disorders, which can be more debilitating as dyspraxia impacts neuron development."
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