GREAT KILLS, NY -- Two 13-year-olds with autism are sharing a special bond. He saved her life, performing the Heimlich maneuver at school, and he learned it from watching a cartoon! "She choked by ...

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Brandon Williams was eating lunch at school in Staten Island, New York when he saved his classmate from choking on a piece of apple. A 13-year-old boy with autism saved a choking classmate by ...

Autistic seventh-grader Brandon Williams learned a lifesaving lesson from watching “SpongeBob SquarePants” — and had a chance to use the move when his pal started choking at school. Williams, 13, ...

LIDO BEACH, N.Y. — When her best friend turned purple, Miriam Starobin’s thoughts turned to yellow — cartoon hero SpongeBob SquarePants. The denizen of fictional undersea Bikini Bottom was being ...

LONG BEACH, N.Y. A 12-year-old Long Island girl is crediting SpongeBob SquarePants for teaching her how to help her choking friend. Miriam Starobin and her best friend, Allyson Golden, were in music ...

GREAT KILLS -- Two 13-year-olds with autism are sharing a special bond. He saved her life, performing the Heimlich maneuver at school, and he learned it from watching a cartoon! "She choked by ...